
Human + machine: A new era of automation in manufacturing
Sep 7, 2017 · Over the past two decades, automation in manufacturing has been transforming factory floors, the nature of manufacturing employment, and the economics of many …
Human + machine: A new era of automation in manufacturing Michael Chui, James Manyika, Mehdi Miremadi, and Katy George New technologies are opening a new era in automation for …
Automation, robotics, and the factory of the future | McKinsey
Sep 7, 2017 · This “lights out” production concept—where manufacturing activities and material flows are handled entirely automatically—is becoming an increasingly common attribute of …
Digital machinery: How companies can win the changing …
Dec 8, 2017 · Digital machinery presents manufacturing companies with the opportunity to build their own smart factories or sell smart machines that help their customers digitize theirs. …
Adopting AI in manufacturing at speed and scale | McKinsey
Feb 21, 2024 · We look at why AI in manufacturing is the next stage of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and how businesses can use AI to innovate and accelerate.
How COOs can scale AI in manufacturing | McKinsey
Dec 15, 2025 · The McKinsey COO100 Survey of manufacturing COOs shows high hopes for scaling AI and high budgets. But some companies may be underinvesting in the enablers …
Where machines could replace humans—and where they can’t (yet)
Jul 8, 2016 · In manufacturing, for example, performing physical activities or operating machinery in a predictable environment represents one-third of the workers’ overall time. The activities …
Boosting Vietnam’s manufacturing industry | McKinsey
Sep 25, 2023 · Manufacturing has been the nucleus of Vietnam’s exceptional growth. We look at why complex new conditions may mean that the industry has to reinvent itself.
Generative AI in manufacturing lighthouses | McKinsey
Apr 9, 2024 · We look at how members of the Global Lighthouse Network are demonstrating the unique potential of generative AI in manufacturing and supply chain processes.
Advanced manufacturing and the promise of Industry 4.0 | McKinsey
Jun 27, 2022 · Manufacturers in industries such as automotive and electronics, nearing the tipping point of digital adoption, are achieving even faster and more sustainable change through …