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Industry 4.0 and distribution centers
As DCs evolve into an increasingly crucial element of the supply chain, they need to adapt to new expectations for quickly handling an ever-more diverse set of goods—all while performing additional value-added tasks not traditionally associated with warehouses. Current and emerging Industry 4.0 technologies can enable greater operational flexibility, reduce operational costs, drive more modular and adaptable automation, and promote business growth. The transition toward Industry 4.0 technologies in distribution centers will drive changes throughout the DC, from reconfiguring the workforce to managing, analyzing, securing, and acting upon data.
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The future of auto retailing
How will tomorrow's car salesman sell customers on ridesharing and autonomous vehicles? As the future of mobility arrives, automakers and dealerships may need to rethink their traditional operations to appeal to customers looking for customization and connectedness.
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Industry 4.0 and manufacturing ecosystems
The marriage of advanced manufacturing techniques with information technology, data, and analytics is driving another industrial revolution—one that invites manufacturing leaders to combine information technology and operations technology to create value in new and different ways.
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2016 Global aerospace and defense sector poised to resume growth
The global aerospace and defense (A&D) industry is expected to return to growth in 2016 with total sector revenues estimated to grow at 3.0 percent, according to the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (Deloitte Global) Consumer & Industrial Products Industry group’s 2016 Global aerospace and defense sector outlook. This positive signal follows years of declining revenue growth of 3.2 percent in 2013, 1.9 percent growth in 2014, and an expected decline of minus 0.5 percent in 2015 as found by Deloitte Global in its 2015 Global aerospace and defense sector financial performance study.
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3D opportunity for life cycle assessments
Life cycle analysis—traditionally used to assess environmental impacts—can also help quantify the potential savings of adopting additive manufacturing techniques, allowing companies to look beyond traditional cost models and metrics to more holistically determine how AM may benefit the business.
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Advanced Technologies Initiative
In today’s highly dynamic environment, advanced technologies have become even more essential in improving economic competitiveness and national prosperity. The manufacturing industry, propelled by advanced technologies and innovation, plays a key role in enhancing economic prosperity.
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The future of mobility
Will technological advances and shifts in social attitudes lead to our no longer owning or driving vehicles? There is a critically important dialogue going on across the extended global automotive industry about the future evolution of transportation and mobility.
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The future of manufacturing
The changing economics of production and distribution, along with shifts in consumer demand and the emergence of “smart” products, are pushing manufacturers to explore radically new ways of creating and capturing value.
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Transport in the Digital Age
Change is coming to transportation, whether we’re ready for it or not. You can see it in public sector investment in intelligent streets and digital railways, automakers’ focus on next-generation vehicles and smart mobility services, and in the widening recognition that the “information everywhere” world will utterly disrupt the transportation status quo.
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3D opportunity serves it up
Additively manufactured food may be more of a novelty than an industry game-changer—for now. Yet advances in technology and innovations in its application could mean that science fiction may become fact sooner than expected.
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Competitiveness: Catching the next wave, Maxico
A thriving manufacturing base, ample energy reserves, a growing labor pool, and sizeable access to global markets position Mexico to raise national living standards. Deloitte’s latest competitiveness report examines the sectors that will fuel Mexico’s “next wave” of growth over the next 25 years.
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Competitiveness: Catching the next wave, Africa
Deloitte’s latest competitiveness report examines the key sectors offering strong opportunities for driving Africa’s “next wave” of growth over the next 30 years from three of the region’s most important economies and regional hubs: South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya.
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Help wanted: American manufacturing competitiveness and the looming skills gap
A skills gap is the US manufacturing sector’s Achilles’ heel, with nearly 3.4 million jobs at stake over the next decade. It is no longer a short-term issue of filling current hard-to-fill open positions, or one that can reasonably be expected to be solved in time by government policy-makers.
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Women in manufacturing
What is the current state of the manufacturing industry’s workforce, and why do women matter? Learn about leading strategies for recruiting, retaining, and advancing women in this report written in conjunction with the Manufacturing Institute.
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Pricing in the Chemical Industry
How to optimize your pricing journey?
This point of view provides insights into pricing strategies for chemical companies. In times of volatile raw material costs, chemical companies need to better understand their customers’ buying behaviour and how their business units price products. These insights are instrumental and will allow business leaders to capture the maximum value through price setting and execution.
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The Deloitte Global CPO Survey 2014
Procurement: time to move through the gears?
The Deloitte Global CPO Survey report presents the findings from our 2014 survey. Conducted in association with Odgers Berndtson, the 2014 survey reflects the views of 239 chief procurement officers and company directors from 25 countries around the world.
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2015 Global chemical industry mergers and acquisitions outlook
Global chemical mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is expected to increase further in 2015, building on a strong year of activity in 2014 that saw 635 M&A transactions with an aggregate value of US$77.8 billion
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2015 Global Aerospace & Defense Outlook
Growth for commercial aerospace; defense decline continues
According to the 2015 Global aerospace & defense outlook, the industry is likely to grow about 3%. The accelerated replacement cycle of obsolete aircraft with next generation fuel-efficient aircraft, and growing passenger travel demand especially in Middle East & Asia-Pacific are key growth drivers.
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3D opportunity for production
Additive manufacturing makes its (business) case
Advocates for additive manufacturing (3D printing) view the technology as a strong potential contributor to companies’ quest for excellence. 3D printing can offer truly innovative capabilities for companies, allowing them to simultaneously lower costs and differentiate themselves.
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Celebrating success, achievement and potential of women in manufacturing
With women making up less than a quarter of the manufacturing labor force, the industry as a whole has been less successful than others at attracting women. Senior executives convened to discuss how manufacturers can best attract, retain, and advance talented women in the manufacturing industry.
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Competitiveness: Catching the next wave
China
China has the opportunity to be a world leader in a number of areas that will be cornerstones of global growth. Deloitte’s latest competitiveness report puts China’s history of growth into broader perspective, and identifies key industry sectors for the nation’s “next wave” of sustainable growth.
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Competitiveness: Catching the next wave
India
India has the potential to become an economic powerhouse by 2025. Deloitte's latest competitiveness report examines India’s economic and demographic factors, along with the role government and policy makers play in driving the country’s “next wave” of sustainable growth.
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Automotive Consumer Study 2014
Exploring consumers’ mobility choices and transportation decisions
According to Deloitte’s 2014 Automotive Consumer Survey, cheaper, more fuel efficient cars with affordable payment options are among the top factors that can motivate consumers to purchase a vehicle. Over half of Gen Y consumers would prefer to be driving an alternative powertrain five years from now and consumers are willing to pay more for an alternative powertrain compared to the Europeans. Consumers desire safety technologies more than cockpit technologies such as vehicles that do not crash. Customer experience and service also impacts consumers’ purchase decisions.
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2014 Global Aerospace and Defense Industry Outlook
The Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited Global Manufacturing Industry group has released this year’s Global Aerospace and Defense Industry outlook, which shows that revenue growth in the 5 percent range is expected for the overall industry in 2014. The commercial aerospace sector is expected to continue its significant revenue and earnings growth, with record setting production both at the platform level, as well as in the supplier base. On the other hand, continued declines in revenue and earnings are expected for the global defense sector.
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Manufacturing for Growth
A World Economic Forum Report in collaboration with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited
The Future of Manufacturing report identified a number of factors that will shape the future of competition between countries and companies. Three areas rose to the top as the most critical: human capital and talent development; innovation and technology advancement; and strategic use of public policy emphasizing collaboration between policy-makers and business leaders.
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The Future of Manufacturing
Opportunities to drive economic growth
A report by the World Economic Forum (the Forum) in collaboration with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) that discusses the future of the manufacturing industry. The report, The Future of Manufacturing: Opportunities to Drive Economic Growth, explains that challenges in talent, innovation, infrastructure, and energy consumption are what countries and companies in the manufacturing industry must prepare to face in the coming years.
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2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index
The report confirms that the landscape for competitive manufacturing is in the midst of a massive power shift – based on an in-depth analysis of survey responses from more than 550 chief executive officers (CEOs) and senior leaders at manufacturing companies around the world.
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