About | Global Lighthouse Network

Lighthouses transform their operations through adoption at scale of advanced technologies

Double digit improvements in:

Productivity, efficiency and financial performances
Workforce engagement
Sustainability and environmental footprint
Resiliency, including speed to market and customization

Organizations benefit from their sites being designated as Lighthouses

Companies are recognized for their efforts and advancements in digital transformation programs
The Lighthouse recognition drives "healthy" competition among factories
Research and criteria inform skills of new "digital" roles in operations

Public sector leverage Lighthouses to accelerate regional transformations

Local governments design incentives to support companies that earn the Lighthouse designation
Some regions committed to support development of multiple lighthouses in their regions

Productivity

Exceptional performance in cost and quality through technology-enabled transformation, improving asset utilization, worker enablement and resource management.

Supply Chain Resilience

Exceptional performance in service and agility through supply chain transformation (e.g. planning, fulfillment, logistics), enhancing transparency and working capital management.

Customer Centricity

Exceptional speed-to-market and customization through tech-enabled design and procurement, optimizing batch size, lead time, product cost and performance.

Sustainability

Industry-leading reductions in energy, emissions, water and waste through advanced solutions in pursuit of a holistic set of net-zero, decarbonization and circularity goals.

Talent

Transformative impact on the workforce through advanced solutions in work design and safety, talent planning, attraction and onboarding, development and effectiveness.

Lighthouses Live

Our live-streamed media event showcasing the impact that industry-leading companies and innovators are achieving with state-of-the-art use cases and approaches. Tune in for a glimpse of how Lighthouses are shaping a more efficient, resilient, and sustainable future for manufacturing. This event is open to the public.

C-suite Workshops

Join our community of manufacturing executives and industry leaders for in-person events to discuss and exchange knowledge on Fourth Industrial Revolution strategies. This event is open to partners of the Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chain community at the Forum.

Lighthouse Explore

Experience first-hand how the world’s leading Lighthouse factories have deployed and scaled advanced technologies to achieve ground-breaking impact. Visits can be in-person or virtual and are open to partners of the Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chain community at the Forum and members of the Lighthouse Network.

Intelligence Platform

Learn from the best and share insights in monthly virtual sessions with a community of manufacturing executives focused on the deployment, implementation, and scaling of 4IR technologies. Open to members of the Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chain community at the Forum.

About the Global Lighthouse Network