2021 State of Manufacturing Report

介绍

To say that the past year has been a wild ride for most—if not all—companies is a vast understatement.

We have witnessed supply chains under stress like never before; we saw global logistics networks scrambling to deliver; and we were inspired as the manufacturing industry regained its “hero” status by producing essential goods throughout this global health crisis.

From work models to supply chains and from innovation to production, change has been accelerated across all businesses and departments. While a lot of the past year has been responding to the crisis, now is the time to plan and execute a full reset. And as we are evaluating what our “next normal” will look like, we can’t help but see the massive opportunities this disruption has created for digital manufacturing.

而大流行还远未结束,这状态Manufacturing Report is here to analyze the potentials it holds for long-overdue digitization efforts. As the industry moves from crisis management to evolution, we hope the insights presented here will help you discover the opportunities for innovation the pandemic has revealed.

Executive Summary

Change, Accelerated: From Recovery to Reinvigoration

Almost all respondents say that the pandemic has had long-term effects on their business.

因此，我们同意一切都不一样，但是制造公司的隔离率发生了什么变化？

In 2021 we are seeing an acceleration in the adoption of digital technologies as companies rush to increase manufacturing resilience and agility, accelerate new product innovation, and adapt to the new-normal of remote and flexible work processes.

弹性，速度和可持续性列为首要任务

Business priorities for 2021 still reflect weaknesses laid wide open by the pandemic: For 68%, improving supply chain resilience and agility is the number one business priority for 2021.

While predictability through more resilient supply chains is an understandable goal, companies are equally trying to up their agility in response to unforeseeable disruptions: More than half of all respondents (54%) aim to increase the speed of product innovation.

值得注意的是，有40％的人声明他们正在优先考虑在可持续制造过程中进行投资，以减少其碳足迹，以便更积极地减轻未来的环境风险。

转向数字和远程流程

Few people will argue against digital transformation as one of the major drivers of growth and innovation.

我们已经看到Covid-19通过在运营和生产中对数字化的所有数字事物产生更广泛的接受和采用，从而加快了这一趋势。

From Flexible Working to Flexible Manufacturing

尽管许多雇主在大流行之前犹豫不决，但过去一年的一个例子是远程工作流程的好处。这种转变似乎影响了围绕灵活的制造安排的看法，这表明该行业在工作和制造设施方面都越来越不属于物理空间的所有权。

库存：克服创新障碍

为了实现更大的敏捷性和更快的创新目标，制造商正在库存。

With a whopping 92% stating that they face a variety of barriers when it comes to product innovation and 94% citing concerns about their supply chain, it’s clear that the pandemic has been a wake-up call for manufacturing leaders and executives across the board.

让我们看一下一些阻止企业创新应有的方式的关键挑战。

Static Supply Chains Inhibit Progress

Pandemic or not, supply chains can create a lot of friction. Oftentimes, they are complex, intransparent, and inflexible. Changing inventory levels, growing backlogs, volatile freight costs, and countless process steps are just a few of the inefficiencies at hand.

It comes as no surprise that only 6% say they had no concerns about their supply chains. So let’s dive into how current supply chain structures are hampering innovation.

The show must go on — there’s no time for inertia or indecision.

工业组织将继续推动ward, relying on operations managers to navigate an environment increasingly complicated by limited supplies, disrupted workforce availability, regulation, and fluctuating demand.

IDC制造洞察力EMEA的高级总监兼主管Jan Burian

Time-Intensive Supply Chain Tasks Slow Teams Down

Speed is key for new product innovation. Being the first to market can make or break a product, technology, or an entire company. But there are both internal and external challenges that manufacturers face today that limit innovation speed.

Externally, respondents reported that slow feedback loops with manufacturing partners as well as difficulty sourcing fast, high quality options to manufacture low-volume builds are among the top NPI barriers.

当我们接受远程工作和外包制造业时，可以简化哪些供应链任务以腾出时间专注于加速创新？

数字制造人才有限

The case for the benefits of outsourced manufacturing becomes stronger when you look at the variety of workforce challenges manufacturing companies face in 2021.

Quality Issues Impact the Bottom Line

The supply chain analytics market is booming — the industry is set to exceed a $10 billion USD valuation by 2027.

And for good reason: supply chain quality issues, which are exacerbated by poor visibility and performance accountability, is a top challenge faced by our survey respondents.

Modern manufacturers are deploying advanced technologies that are transforming what we make and how we make it.

This rapid digitization and the workplace disruptions created by the COVID-19 pandemic have created new and unprecedented risks for our members.

Jay Timmons, President and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)

Digital Transformation Poses Security Risks

The pandemic has created a big reset for the entire industrial landscape, but maybe no business line has been more deeply affected than IT.

Processes such as remote work, cloud computing, and increasing automation, which had been marked as “optional” on the innovation agenda for a while, quickly became mandatory. Given the rise of digital operations across supply chains, IP & IT risks are becoming an increasingly central concern for manufacturers.

Looking Ahead: Future- Proofing Manufacturing

一件事很清楚：制造商不想重复2020年的中断。

The survey data revealed three key trends around how companies plan to “future-proof” their supply chains.

Firstly, the vast majority of manufacturers today are adopting on-demand manufacturing platforms. Benefits cited include increased quality, speed, and production transparency, which aligns well with top business priorities to increase product innovation and agility.

其次，某些带有医疗设备领导该指控的行业正在优先考虑国内制造业，以缩短供应链并防止未来的破坏。

最后,但肯定不是最不重要的是,我们看到incredible movement in the prioritization of sustainable manufacturing practices as a top-three business priority.

利用按需制造的力量

对使用按需制造的人的判决还不清楚。

Leveraging a digital ecosystem with a pre-vetted network of global suppliers opens up time and opportunity to focus on the core competencies of a company: innovate and grow.

遵循全面定制和以消费者为中心的行业趋势，按需制造提供了可扩展的低容量和批量生产的选择。

The Reemergence of Made in America

The pandemic has forced manufacturers to rethink their global supply chains and their resilience dramatically.

For many years, China had been the virtually undisputed go-to destination for high-quality manufacturing at low cost. And yet, 62% are pursuing a re-shoring strategy for their manufacturing operations for 2021 and beyond, especially in the medical device and robotics industries.

Areas of Investment for American Manufacturing

However, companies have concerns about a lack of technical skills and technology advantages they can find when off-shoring their production.

American manufacturers must continue to embrace digital transformation to reclaim its position as a global leader in manufacturing.

推进可持续性

工业部门具有巨大的碳足迹。随着经济和社会变革的不断增长压力，可持续性不仅是一个目标，而且是制造业的关键需求。对于89％的人来说，可持续制造业在2021年变得越来越重要，其中三分之二的C-或VP级高管报告说，它在其公司历史上正在提高到最高水平。

自然，在实现可持续性目标方面存在克服障碍。即使在一个比我们现在面临的较小的世界中，这也是如此。

随着数字制造生态系统的发展，有一个明显的机会可以通过大规模控制预审查的制造合作伙伴的可持续性标准来帮助减少其中的一些障碍。

Key Takeaway

If there is one thing to take away from this report, it’s this: The manufacturing industry will never go back to the way things were.

From automation to sustainability, we are seeing a tremendous shift of strategic priorities for manufacturing companies, led by the very highest levels of leadership. Speed, agility, and resilience are the key business outcomes and digital manufacturing is the current that runs through every innovation initiative.

So what exactly will the future of greener, more resilient and more innovative manufacturing look like?

随着IT提高的透明度，速度和敏捷性的提高，按需制造平台有望成为制造商的游戏规则改变，这为数字化转型提供了清晰的途径，即95％的公司对未来的成功是至关重要的。

About

虚构

虚构is a Digital Manufacturing Ecosystem that rapidly delivers custom parts on-demand to help teams accelerate new product innovation. Its quality-driven ecosystem delivers unprecedented manufacturing agility and speed through a digital quote-to-order platform, highly vetted and managed global partner network, and team of manufacturing experts that manage programs and inspect quality every step of the way.

与传统合同制造商不同，虚构的运营是围绕一个数字核心构建的，该数字核心利用专有的AI算法来提供即时定价，设计可制造性反馈和生产透明度。虚构的优化制造服务组合包括3D printing,CNC machining,聚氨酯铸件， 和injection molding.

Over the last seven years, Fictiv has manufactured more than 12M parts for early-stage companies and large enterprises alike, helping them innovate with agility and get products to market faster.

Dimensional Research

Dimensional Research^®provides practical market research for technology and manufacturing companies. We partner with our clients to deliver actionable information that reduces risks, increases customer satisfaction, and grows the business. Our researchers are experts in the processes and technology used by modern businesses and their customers. For more information, visit www. dimensionalresearch.com.

Survey Methodology & Participant Demographics

Independent sources of manufacturing professionals were invited to participate in an online survey where a variety of questions were asked on topics related to COVID-19 disruption, digital transformation, and supply chain management. The survey was fielded between March 17 - 25, 2021.

A total of 230 qualified individuals participated in the survey. All were senior decision makers who work in supply chain, engineering, R&D, technology or business leadership roles at companies that produce medical devices, robotics, automotive, aerospace or consumer electronics.

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