Industry Market Note

With the exception of a few sectors of activity particularly impacted by the general climate of restrictions, the manufacturing industry is holding up well overall and growth prospects are recorded around a few strategic axes:

New digital growth levers

Continuous improvement seeks new digital growth levers in the production tool.
From a savings logic, IoT technologies coupled with ERP tools for production lines give the discipline a more assertive projective dimension allowing it to anticipate risks while optimizing industrial performance indicators.

Managers specializing in continuous improvement with a strong digital sensitivity, type IA will encounter opportunities for expression.

Industry sectors challenged

In the sectors most challenged by the restrictions, the search for a balance between cost control and reaching the rebound point forces industrial organizations to show creativity in maintaining their human and technical assets. Medium-term plans are being put in place in order to best preserve human and industrial capital in view of an upcoming recovery.

In addition, in these sectors, merger, sale or carve out operations are closely studied by the financial partners, thus calling on M&A specialists.

The emergence of new KPIs

The emergence of KPIs with resonance with the circular economy, eco-responsibility and sustainable development maintains the momentum of QHSE activities in industrial organizations.
While the financial roadmap remains firmly present in the guidelines, the industrial roadmap is further enriched with quality, customer satisfaction and sustainability indicators, opening up development prospects for QHSE managers.

From a more global point of view, the perspectives, even if they are disparate depending on the sectors, are globally present in the industrial sector, calling on the agility and resilience of these organizations while encouraging their creativity and their search for innovation. ‘operational effectiveness.