By Curtis Williams

September 17, 2020

Curtis Williams is a Regional Sales Director at Simplus Australia and is one of our manufacturing industry experts. With over 25 years in the IT Sector and a former Head of IT for a large manufacturer, Curtis is passionate about business disruption and innovation across the sector and enjoys providing new insights to customers on their business challenges. Curtis is based in our Melbourne office.

How Technology And Disruption Has Changed Manufacturing Forever

Industry: Manufacturing, Retail & Consumer Goods

Infographic: Australian manufacturers are thinking twice about their operations. Here’s how disruption and technology has changed the manufacturing industry forever.

COVID-19 has cast a very large light on Australia’s manufacturing industry, in particular the vulnerability of its supply chains. From the Federal Government to manufacturing CEOs, industry experts are thinking twice about our reliance on internationally based manufacturing plants and opening their eyes to reinventing manufacturing in Australia. So, how has disruption, along with technology brought on by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, changed the manufacturing industry? Take a look.