In an era marked by rapid technological advancements, geopolitical shifts, and environmental imperatives, the landscape of advanced manufacturing and value chains is profoundly transformi...
Work is a fundamental human activity that is currently undergoing a significant transformation due to breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI). However, the adoption of AI in various...
What might the world look like in 2025? In autumn 2020 the World Economic Forum convened expert-led Global Future Councils, time-bound think tanks, to explore that very question.
A stark picture of the future of our planet was painted when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released its Sixth Assessment Report.
To meet the commitments in the Paris Agreement to decarbonize our economies, it is projected that we need to install 257 GWh more battery capacity per year until 2050 across industry, tra...
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is set to transform manufacturing operations, and leading manufacturers are revising their operations in ways that can serve as beacons for others. The gr...
The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the effectiveness of 20 years of research, debate and planning on supply chain resilience.
The global clothing and textile industry was responsible for nearly 100 million tons of waste in 2015 - a figure that could jump by at least 50% by 2030, according to Global Fashion Agend...
“Essential” means something necessary, indispensable or unavoidable. And yet when COVID struck, governments scrambled to define what an essential service was.
Ten months ago, the first cases of COVID-19 were detected. In the time since, companies, supply chains and entire economies have been disrupted and forced to adapt to a "new normal" where...
Faced with major disruption events, decision makers need to get their heads around the why and when to act (the reaction) before working out how best to mitigate the impacts (the response...
An epidemic is an emotional issue. With the lives of our friends and loved ones on the line, we tend to respond with the heart first, then the head.
China seems to be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel of fighting the COVID-19 outbreak domestically. Last week the country reported no new cases of coronavirus for the first time s...
The way we make things is changing. But the Fourth Industrial Revolution isn’t solely about how new manufacturing technologies, like 3D printing, will benefit companies and consumers. It'...
What images come to mind when you hear the words “automated manufacturing”? Probably big industrial robots welding parts or slack-lined gantries zooming materials overhead. Chances are, t...
