Manufacturing Industry – The Resilient Supply Chain, Again

December 1, 2021
Hosted by Bonnie D. Graham

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Welcome to Becoming Digitally Resilient with IDC Industry Thought Leadership. Today's episode: Becoming Digitally Resilient in the Manufacturing Industry – The Resilient Supply Chain, Again. By 2022, 50% of manufacturers will accelerate the deployment of service robots to better manage specific operational tasks, leading to 15% cost reductions and improved supply chain responsiveness. By 2023, manufacturers will reduce onsite personnel by 30%, utilizing Machine Vision and AR / VR to scale offsite expertise to onsite, delivering engineering and maintenance support from anywhere. With the recent disruptions in the global supply chain, on top of the usual risk of disruptions, companies are re-assessing how they select suppliers, where those suppliers are located and how critical suppliers are to specific operations. IDC Manufacturing Insights experts Simon Ellis and Jordan Speer discuss how companies are adjusting their supply chain strategies and what role technology plays in those strategies. Next week, Becoming Digitally Resilient with IDC Industry Thought Leadership continues our focus on Digitally Resiliency in Manufacturing. Stay tuned! We welcome your comments and questions. Please email us at Insights@IDC.com.

Becoming Digitally Resilient with IDC Industry Thought Leadership

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Take Industry Expertise Wherever You Go – The academic definition of resiliency is the ability to adapt to changing circumstances while maintaining its central purpose. The notion of resiliency came front and center for business executives during the pandemic as they adapted to challenging circumstances while maintaining continuing operations and protecting the health of their employees. Technology proved invaluable to this business resiliency and accelerated the digital transformation that was in motion at most organizations prior to the pandemic.

Join host Bonnie D. Graham and the IDC team in this special Becoming Digitally Resilient with IDC Industry Thought Leadership Podcast Series, with deep dives into Energy, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Manufacturing and Retail. Listen while the IDC team discusses hot-topics and provides insightful, fact-based research and strategies, all with the convenience you need. Presented by IDC, on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel.

Bonnie D. Graham

Bonnie D. Graham produced and hosted her first live talk radio show in 1998 on AM1240–WGBB, Long Island, NY’s oldest terrestrial radio station. A few years later, she moved from terrestrial to Internet radio with her author interview show, “Up Close and Personal.” In 2011, working at the enterprise software leader SAP, she developed the concept for a weekly live global business thought leadership roundtable series on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel – and launched “Coffee Break with Game-Changers” on October 5, 2011. Over the next nine years, Bonnie D. created, produced and hosted 46 additional SAP series on the Business Channel, attracting millions of listeners around the world. Since becoming an independent broadcaster in 2019, she has developed and hosted live radio and podcast series on the Business Channel for eight additional organizations, as well as her own weekly series, “Read My Lips: Cool Conversations with Creatives with akaRadioRed,” on the Empowerment Channel. In 2023, her live-streaming “Technology Revolution: The Future of Now” series was ranked No. 6 on FeedSpot’s Top 70 Technology Podcasts to Listen to in 2023. What powers Bonnie D.’s passion for radio? She “loves speaking with smart people!”

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