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Intelligent Industrial Operations Outlook 2026

The first edition of the Intelligent Industrial Operations Outlook explores how industrial operations are shifting from traditional automation to intelligent, connected and increasingly autonomous systems.

Quantum Technologies: Key Opportunities for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains

This report, launched in October 2025, explores how quantum technologies are poised to transform global manufacturing and supply chains at a time of mounting disruption. Drawing on real-world applications, it explores the new paradigm of solutions offered by quantum technologies.

Physical AI: Powering the New Age of Industrial Operations

Industrial operations are at a pivotal moment, shaped by rising complexity and workforce shortages, and further amplified by global uncertainties. This white paper explores how advances in industrial robotics are redefining automation and creating new opportunities for resilience and growth.

Frontier Technologies in Industrial Operations: The Rise of AI Agents

Discover how AI agents drive tangible value in industrial operations, bringing the vision of self-controlling, near-autonomous systems to life. This report explores the transformative potential of two types of AI agents—virtual AI agents and embodied AI agents—featuring insights and case studies from leading industries.


Harnessing the AI Revolution in Industrial Operations: A Guidebook

AI and recent developments in this field – such as generative AI – can play a key role in helping manufacturers navigate today’s economic, environmental and societal challenges. While most manufacturers plan to incorporate AI into their operations, only one in six has been successful to date.

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Manufacturing's Moonshots Are Landing... Are You Ready for the Next Wave

Annual Meeting - Davos 2024

Generative AI: Steam Engine of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

Annual Meeting - Davos 2024

The Future of Manufacturing | 
An Overview

6-episode series that profiles leading global thinkers on the major trends shaping advanced manufacturing