Pandemic Jumpstarts 2021 Digital Transformation
Life is getting very interesting for manufacturers during this pandemic. According to a McKinsey Global Survey of executives in October, companies have “accelerated the digitization of their customer and supply-chain interactions and of their internal operations by three to four years.” The report goes on to note that “the share of digital or digitally enabled products in their portfolios has accelerated by a shocking seven years.” Here at Design News, we’re hearing the refrain over and over from manufacturers, vendors, and analysts: COVID-19 has significantly accelerated the m...