WELCOME TO APRIL ’ S issue of Manufacturing Global ! This month ’ s magazine is packed with a variety of the latest news , insight and advice from industry leaders .

Anthony Bourne , Vice President of IFS , speaks to us about what it takes to drive transformational change . Meanwhile Paul Teuten and Rory O ’ Sullivan , Managing Directors at global advisor Duff & Phelps , talk to us about why the manufacturing industry is no exception to the digital disruption sweeping businesses across the globe .

Moving on to our people and skills section , this month we have advice from Tim Butler , CEO of Tego , on what manufacturing companies can learn from aerospace digitisation . We ’ ve also taken a look at bottleneck analysis , and how it can enable manufacturers to achieve operational excellence . Our Top 10 list this month outlines the biggest auto manufacturers in the world , so be sure to note who is set to move up the list ! As always , we ’ ve also included your guide to the most important industry events taking place around the world .

Don ’ t miss our company profile on Nokia , in which we look at its groundbreaking ‘ conscious factory ’.

We hope you enjoy the issue , and as always welcome your feedback on Twitter . @ ManufacturingGL

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