# Next Frontier of Operations

Reimagining industrial operations in the era of frontier technologies.

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## We enable leaders to apply frontier technologies to build more resilient, productive and future-ready operations.

Manufacturers are under growing pressure to strengthen competitiveness. At the same time, frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) are opening new possibilities to rethink how value is created across the industrial value chain.The opportunity ahead is transformative. Industrial operations can move beyond optimization toward more fundamental change, while technology enhances human capabilities rather than replacing them.The Next Frontier of Operations initiative supports this shift by building the strategic insight and collaborative foundation needed to help leaders navigate and apply these changes.


## Our workstreams

Three distinct but interrelated workstreams converging to deliver the core objectives of this initiative


### Reimagining operations

Develop a forward-looking view of industrial operations shaped by frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and quantum technologies, with a strong focus on responsible transformation and human-machine collaboration.

[Learn more](https://initiatives.weforum.org/frontier-tech-for-operations/reimaginingoperations)


### Experience centre

Develop an experience centre to help leaders visualize the next frontier of industrial operations, deepen understanding and support informed decision-making. This workstream is currently being scoped.


### Policy playbook

Create a framework to help governments shape policies and programmes that enable industries to navigate the future of industrial operations. This workstream is currently being scoped.


## Our reports


### Quantum Technologies: Key Opportunities for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains

Traditional digital tools are hitting their limits in solving complex, interdependent challenges. These challenges are precisely where quantum technologies offer a new paradigm of solutions.


### Frontier Technologies in Industrial Operations: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence Agents report

This paper outlines how AI agents create tangible value in industrial operations and deliver on the vision of self-controlling, near-autonomous systems.

[Read the report](https://www.weforum.org/publications/industries-in-the-intelligent-age-white-paper-series/advanced-manufacturing-and-supply-chains/)


### Harnessing the AI Revolution in Industrial Operations: A Guidebook

AI and recent developments in this field can play a key role in helping manufacturers navigate today’s economic, environmental and societal challenges.

[Read the report](https://www.weforum.org/publications/harnessing-the-ai-revolution-in-industrial-operations-a-guidebook/)


### An initiative of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains

Enabling more resilient, sustainable and inclusive manufacturing ecosystems and supply chains.

[Explore the Centre](https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-advanced-manufacturing-and-supply-chains)


### Interested in shaping the future of industrial operations?

Join the community and contribute to a more responsible, resilient and future-ready industrial transformation.

[Get involved](https://initiatives.weforum.org/frontier-tech-for-operations/get-involved)