Back to the Future: Emerging Topics for Long Term Resilience in Manufacturing
Back to the Future: Emerging Topics for Long Term Resilience in Manufacturing
Resilience is a fundamental driver for competitiveness, allowing organisations to face future challenges and unexpected disruptions.
The 2021 edition of Back to the Future, a yearly initiative coordinated by the World Manufacturing Foundation, will explore emerging topics for long-term resilience in manufacturing.
The focus of this year’s research will be on building stronger global value chains and on people and policies as enablers of future developments.
As part of the project, 9 focus groups, each led by specialists, will discuss cogent manufacturing topics, developing a collaborative white paper.
The 9 final whitepapers will provide manufacturing stakeholders with innovative recommendations to ensure their ability to thrive.
The 9 topics will be publicly presented and discussed during a number of dedicated sessions in the 2021 World Manufacturing Forum.
The topics that will be discussed and their respective group-leaders, are:
AI as an Enabler for Long Term Resilience in Manufacturing
Led by Erwin Rauch, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Glocalisation in Manufacturing: Redesigning Supply Chains
Led by Giuseppe Linati, ChemChina
National and Regional Perspectives - Stimulus to the Pandemic
Led by Cinzia Guido, InterDigital
Trend Driven Innovation in Manufacturing
Led by Fernando Alberti & Federica Belfanti, LIUC Università Cattaneo
Women in Manufacturing
Led by Cristina Oyon, SPRI Group – Basque Government
Challenges and Opportunities for Manufacturing SMEs in Developing Countries
Led by Felipe Lechuga, Lemaco
Modular Microfactories
Led by Randy Zadra, Integris
The Evolving Role of Competence Centres for Long Term Resilience in Manufacturing
Led by Efe Erdem, MESS Türkiye Metal Sanayicileri Sendikası şirketinde
Young Entrepreneurs in the New Era of Sustainability and Digitalisation
Led by Giorgia Munari, La Termoplastic F.B.M., Gruppo Giovani Imprenditori Varese
