· New report reveals many manufacturers struggle to implement data-driven operations · Three-quarters of 1,300 surveyed manufacturing executives consider advanced analytics to be critical for success and more important today than three years ago · Data security is among the biggest challenges for manufacturers to further scale and implement data-and-analytics solutions · Read the full report here Geneva, 14 January 2021 – In the near future, manufacturing companies will collaborate in hyperconnected value networks in which data-and-analytics applications drive productivity, new customer experiences and societal and environmental impact. A new white paper, Data Excellence: Transforming Manufacturing and Supply Systems, released today presents the challenges for manufacturers and provides the steps to overcome them.