MANUFACTURING TIDBITS
Manufacturing Outlook:
COVID Drives Remote Work with B2B eCommerce by MOTTI DANINO
As the COVID pandemic wears on, manufacturers and distributors of industrial products continue to be impacted. Economic shutdowns greatly reduced the demand for some industrial products. While some industries were able to operate with a remote workforce, many manufacturing jobs must be performed on-site and cannot be performed remotely.
These companies realized the importance of optimizing effectiveness in the pandemic environment and are finding solutions for some members on the team to work safely and remotely.
Early in the pandemic many manufacturers, distributors, and those selling physical products, assumed remote working would not be possible.
Increasingly manufacturing leaders are embracing digital technology through process automation, while others still rely on the physical presence and
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Manufacturing Outlook / November 2020
Manufacturers succeed in managing a distributed team
