US, Jan. 13 -- With the start of 2021 promising continued challenges for many organisations including the manufacturing industry as a result of COVID-19, we look at Forbes' list of trends to keep an eye on for the industry as the industry looks to navigate the challenges that lay ahead.
Balancing local and global operations
With many countries around the world shutting their borders to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, industry leaders expect companies that can no longer travel for business to focus on balancing their local and global operations to remain competitive.
It is also expected that increased efforts will be placed on the development of technology to improve the resiliency and efficiency of critical supply chains in local operat...