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Spotlight on Davos: Harnessing the power of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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Spotlight on Davos: Harnessing the power of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing the way the world lives, thinks, and interacts—but manufacturers are struggling to capture the full potential of their digital transformation efforts. To successfully implement Industry 4.0 across their networks, factories must put people at the center of their transformations. Check out these insights to understand how companies can effectively harness the power of Industry 4.0 to see meaningful returns, and stay tuned for more on #WEF22.

Capturing the true value of Industry 4.0

With digital transformations notoriously difficult to scale up across factory networks, manufacturers may need to slow down to get ahead in the race to implement Industry 4.0.

Achieve change

Lighthouses reveal a playbook for responsible industry transformation

The advanced factories of the Global Lighthouse Network show how sustainability and workforce engagement can accelerate and scale Fourth Industrial Revolution transformation—responsibly.

Try a different approach

Cybersecurity trends: Looking over the horizon

McKinsey examines three of the latest cybersecurity trends and their implications for organizations facing new and emerging cyberrisks and threats.

Protect your tech

Toward smart production: Machine intelligence in business operations

A detailed study of machine intelligence in industrial and manufacturing operations reveals the surprisingly different paths companies can take. But a group of leaders shares similar characteristics.

Leverage advanced technology

The Fourth Industrial Revolution will be people powered

Companies at the forefront of the technology frontier are empowering their workers with digital technologies—and the skills they need to use them.

From aspiration to reality

The mainstreaming of additive manufacturing

After 40 years of development, what will it take for additive manufacturing to become more than a niche technology?

Create a healthier planet

How businesses can drive growth through Industry 4.0

Matteo Mancini, senior partner based in our Singapore office, explains the concept of ‘lighthouses,’ McKinsey’s collaboration with the World Economic Forum on the Global Lighthouse Network, and the opportunities business leaders can capture to effectively utilize Industry 4.0 technologies.

Capture the opportunities

Building the vital skills for the future of work in operations

Operationally intensive companies have entered a new wave of automation and digitization. That will have a big impact on the skills they need to remain competitive.

Steps for getting started

COVID-19: An inflection point for Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 technologies played a decisive role in the pandemic response at many companies, but the crisis is putting the future of digital operations under new pressure.

Drive the agenda

Capturing value at scale in discrete manufacturing with Industry 4.0

The efforts of many companies to apply Industry 4.0 solutions are stuck in "pilot purgatory." Determining where to focus and how to scale can help generate a meaningful, lasting impact.

3 key principles

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Spotlight on Davos: Harnessing the power of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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