The World Economic Forum has identified 69 factories (called Lighthouse factories) that combine growth, productivity, sustainability and workforce development. Key is the adoption of 4th Industrial Revolution methods including automation.
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The UK is behind. We only have one Lighthouse Factory. Today @The Engineer has published my observations of the possible barriers, based on my experience of leading engineering teams.
Do we engineers have it in us to adopt a more entrepreneurial mindset more like the digital world – where, instead of waiting for 100 per cent, we take calculated risks, testing out new forms of automation and data gathering and learning as we go?