Manufacturing Magazine April 2018 | Page 8

MANUFACTURING STRATEGIES

“ The most successful change projects I ’ ve seen in companies – it ’ s all about the information flow , and allowing the employees to question you ”

– Antony Bourne , VP Global Industry Solutions , IFS
MANAGING CHANGE CAN be one of the biggest challenges for manufacturing companies and according to recent research , just accepting the need to change to keep pace with technological innovation and market changes , is the biggest factor for many businesses .
In fact , 42 % of respondents quoted in a recent Digital Change Survey commissioned by global enterprise software vendor IFS admitted that ‘ aversion to change ’ was the biggest barrier to digital transformation . “ The people don ’ t want to change ,” claims IFS ’ s VP Global Industry Solutions Antony Bourne . “ And the reason is because they feel threatened , and that ’ s the wrong approach to take .
“ When people think digital change , they think robotics and they think ,
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