Consumer and manufacturing

PA Consulting Group and The Consumer Goods Forum today launch a research paper AI and Robotics automation in consumer-driven supply chains. This paper helps consumer goods organisations navigate the complexities of AI and Robotics automation technology and suggests they should embrace this rapidly evolving source of competitive advantage.

Organisations need to take advantage of technology and data to bring new value to customers and across their wider supply network.

We should re-shore whole supply chains, not just individual companies, helping companies move their manufacturing operations back to the UK.

UK businesses that want to be successful global manufacturers must embrace the fundamental transformation of industrial production heading our way.

We have seen assumptions about the global supply chain. Manufacturers have offshored production to benefit from lower overseas labour costs; now many are bringing production back to Europe to exploit new approaches in manufacturing.

Manufacturing companies need to reduce costs, improve productivity and seize opportunities across global production networks while addressing complexity as market demand shifts to new geographies.