Manufacturers Share Concerns About Future Uncertainty, Seek Adaptability While Investing Elsewhere

Survey of 400 manufacturers says adaptability is a priority, but technology investments are more likely to go toward improving efficiencies

(Drishti: Mountain View: CA) -- New data released today from a survey conducted by Drishti underscores the pervasive industry sentiment that people make manufacturing operations more adaptable than machines. In fact, 73 percent of the 400 senior manufacturing executives surveyed agreed with the statement, “The more manual you are, the more adaptable you are.”

Despite the popular recognition of how important human workers are to resilient manufacturing, most respondents (62%) noted that new technology investments were targeting increasing efficiency, in the form of more automation and improving physical factory infrastructure.

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Manufacturers Share Concerns About Future Uncertainty, Seek Adaptability While Investing Elsewhere

Survey of 400 manufacturers says adaptability is a priority, but technology investments are more likely to go toward improving efficiencies

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