Digital skills are a critical focus area say SME manufacturers

Posted on 29 Sep 2023 by The Manufacturer

Made in Group’s inaugural Big People & Skills Report underscores a critical trend in modern manufacturing: digital skills have become essential to for success. The digitalisation of production processes, with a heavy emphasis on connectivity, automation and data analysis, has transformed the talent needs of industry.

An ability to manage digital workflows, including design, simulation, testing and production planning, has long been essential to manufacturing operations. But the digital skills needed now and increasingly so in the future span a much broader range of disciplines. When asked to name the specific digital skills their business requires, the Directors surveyed ticked off…

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