Britain’s manufacturers finished 2017 with the strongest three months of growth since 2014, according to the most recent figures from The Markit/CIPS UK manufacturing PMI barometer, as resurgent Eurozone growth lifted demand for goods 1 » . Reflecting this recent uplift, research commissioned by Interoute, the global cloud and network provider, found that 68 per cent of manufacturing and engineering firms are confident about driving change. This is more than any other industry surveyed and above the European average of 61 per cent.
http://www.itnewsonline.com/realwire/Improving-customer-experience-is-top-digital-transformation-objective-for-half-of-manufacturers/21358/
With boundaries that define how industries interact with their customers shifting, technology has become the game-changer that is disrupting the manufacturing world.
https://yourstory.com/2018/02/tech-meets-manufacturing-create-growth-opportunities-deeper-customer-experience/