The prospects for industrial reshoring are on everyone's lips after a year marked by the pandemic. New technologies will be an essential element of its success.<\/p>\n
The health crisis has undoubtedly reinforced the idea that it is now necessary to reshore certain industrial production activities.<\/p>\n
Several positive signals for the industrial sector are emerging, notably the strong involvement of public authorities, a heightened requirement for agility, the normalisation of remote working and, more broadly, the realisation that innovative solutions can enable the transition towards the factory of the future.<\/p>\n
Producing in small batches to meet consumers' demand for proximity and responsiveness, modernising production sites through technology, reducing production costs and controlling the value chain are all assets of Industry 4.0 in supporting the reshoring of production.<\/p>\n
TECHNOLOGY IS A MEANS, NOT AN END<\/em><\/p>\n According to a study by Forrester Consulting, more than 60% of digital transformation projects in companies fail. The failure of many projects, despite substantial investment, is explained in particular by the fact that the cart is often put before the horse: people think technology before thinking strategy. Companies must therefore, as a priority, take stock of their situation in order to determine the direction to take.<\/p>\n In a post-pandemic era, the shift towards Industry 4.0 thus makes complete sense and even becomes a necessity in order to gain flexibility and reduce costs. But to navigate this turning point successfully, it is above all necessary to conduct a global reflection taking into account all the processes and functions of your organisation in order to define the solution best suited to your company.<\/p>\n