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of executives plan to invest 20 % or more of their improvement budgets in smart manufacturing
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The smartest factories The World Economic Forum’ s( WEF) Global Lighthouse Network recognises manufacturing sites and value chains leading in Fourth Industrial Revolution( 4IR) technologies. It was launched in 2018 and has grown to cover more than 220 sites demonstrating exceptional performance across 35 countries.
Analytical and generative AI is being embedded into core operations across Lighthouse factories to allow agile, autonomous decision-making. Where some organisations are trying to figure

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of executives plan to invest 20 % or more of their improvement budgets in smart manufacturing

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