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Survey: How to use upskilling, AI to improve manufacturing production results

A study of 500 global manufacturers shows that industry leaders believe technology can improve upskilling efforts and production outcomes. Other manufacturing topics in the study include production challenges, roadblocks to 2023 goals, sustainability efforts, workforce trends, and technology adoption.

By Mark T. Hoske July 17, 2023
Courtesy: Augury

 

Learning Objectives

  • Understand data from an Augury survey that explains how upskilling can use technologies to improve manufacturing production. The resulting study also covers manufacturing production topics include challenges, roadblocks, sustainability, workforce, technology among others.
  • See links to 33-page Augury study, “The State of Production Health, 2023” and a related webcast in the article.

Upskilling, manufacturing production insights

  • Survey from Augury explains how upskilling by using technology can improve manufacturing production goals. The resulting study also covers manufacturing production topics include challenges, roadblocks, sustainability, workforce, technology among others.
  • Article links to 33-page Augury study, “The State of Production Health, 2023” and a related webcast.

Technology adoption will have a positive impact on workforce upskilling efforts, according to 80% of the 500 responding to an Augury survey of manufacturers. That’s a much-needed change in the manufacturing industry according to the 33-page Augury study, “The State of Production Health, 2023,” which looks at how manufacturers are leveraging machine, process, and operational data.

How will technology adoption impact upskilling efforts?

The survey asked, “How will technology adoption impact upskilling efforts?” An eighth (12%) of respondents expect a significant positive impact and 68% expect a positive impact. Only 19% expected a neutral impact and just 1% expected technology to have a negative impact on upskilling efforts.

Augury said “technology is critical for bringing in new qualified talent and attracting the next generation of workers. Still, almost one fifth of respondents (19%) say that technology adoption will have no impact on upskilling their workforces, showing that there is still work to be done in proving technology’s worth in addressing the skills gaps.”

Another question in the survey identified knowledge transfer (33%), rising labor costs (32%) and need for reskilling (30%) as the top three workforce obstacles. Augury noted in the study: “As manufacturers work to reshape their staffing and upskilling approaches, they should be mindful of how technology adoption can help on several fronts, including empowering current employees, attracting new talent, filling skills gaps, and enabling new hybrid workflows.”

Technology adoption impacts upskilling efforts: 80% say there’s a positive impact, 19% neutral and just 1% negative, according to a 33-page Augury study, “The State of Production Health, 2023.” Courtesy: Augury

Technology adoption impacts upskilling efforts: 80% say there’s a positive impact, 19% neutral and just 1% negative, according to a 33-page Augury study, “The State of Production Health, 2023.” Courtesy: Augury

More information about improving manufacturing production

A webcast on manufacturing production on related topics is available for viewing.

How to foster insight-driven, efficient manufacturing with production health

The 33-page Augury study, “The State of Production Health, 2023,” provides more results.

Augury said it provides purpose-built AI, trained by industry experts and the world’s largest data library, to help customers eliminate production downtime, improve process efficiency, maximize yield and reduce waste and emissions. A Control Engineering article covers more of study results, “Survey: How to use AI to identify, improve manufacturing production goals.”

Mark T. Hoske is content manager, Control Engineering, CFE Media and Technology, mhoske@cfemedia.com.

KEYWORDS

Upskilling with technologies, workforce improvement

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Author Bio: Mark Hoske has been Control Engineering editor/content manager since 1994 and in a leadership role since 1999, covering all major areas: control systems, networking and information systems, control equipment and energy, and system integration, everything that comprises or facilitates the control loop. He has been writing about technology since 1987, writing professionally since 1982, and has a Bachelor of Science in Journalism degree from UW-Madison.