Manufacturing Leadership Council releases critical issues agenda

The Manufacturing Leadership Council (MLC), Santa Clara, Calif., has released its 2017/2018 critical issues road map to Manufacturing 4.0. The council's 800+ members have identified the most urgent and important issues disrupting the manufacturing industry over the next 12 months as it pursues a more efficient, agile, and data-driven future.

The new agenda has a sharper focus on harnessing the power of digital Manufacturing 4.0 technologies and advanced analytics to boost efficiency and flexibility; highlights the rising importance of enterprisewide collaboration and disruptive innovation for competitive gain; and stresses the need for new leadership skills and digitally savvy workforce cultures to increase the effectiveness and speed of transformational initiatives.

A full description of the 2017/2018 agenda is available at www.ml-council.com/critical-issues.