SmarterChains' Chairman Gustavo Lopez-Ghory argues in The Manufacturer that geopolitical uncertainty is a call for a stronger operations playbook. Leaders who prepare with clarity and agility will be the ones who outperform. 👉 Read more hubs.li/Q03W40Vd0 #Manufacturing

Too many factories invest in tools, dashboards, or isolated initiatives that feel productive but do not materially change competitiveness. When leaders define value clearly, priorities shift. Waste becomes visible. Decision-making sharpens. #Manufacturing

Factories should not be called cost centers. That is what Vineet Khanna reminded us during our latest Advisors Series "The Future of Manufacturing: Scaling Operational Excellence for Growth, Productivity, and Profit." #Manufacturing #advancedmanufacturing #operationalexcellence

As a manufacturing leader, are you in touch with your team’s experience during technology adoption initiatives? #Manufacturing #ManufacturingValueIntelligence #SmartManufacturing

New tools only work when teams stay grounded in the fundamentals that were already meant to make them excellent. #AdvancedManufacturing #Manufacturing

Is ESG a separate initiative in your organization, or is it embedded in how your factories actually run? #Manufacturing #operationalexcellence

Have you noticed how often operational conversations stop at SLAs instead of starting with value? #manufacturing #smartmanufacturing #smartfactory

Are you building your transformation from the top business benefit down, or from the tool up? #advancedmanufacturing #operationalexcellence #factoryofthefuture

Why do operational reviews and financial reviews often feel like two different conversations? #Manufacturing #ValueCreation #AdvancedManufacturing

What do we actually mean by value in manufacturing? #Manufacturing #AdvancedManufacturing #SmartFactory

Is your organization learning from problems, or defending itself against them? #ManufacturingValueIntelligence #Manufacturing #SmartFactory

How often does your organization change direction before the last one has time to take hold? #Manufacturing #AdvancedManufacturing #SmartFactory

What if cost-efficiency isn’t about cutting costs, but about staying competitive as demand changes? #Manufacturing #SmartManufacturing #AdvancedManufacturing

Why do benchmarking efforts so often create frustration instead of clarity? #AdvancedManufacturing #Manufacturing #AdvancedManufacturing

When everything is measured, nothing stands out. Leaders spend more time reconciling numbers than acting on them, and teams struggle to understand which signals truly matter. #Manufacturing #SmartManufacturing #AdvancedManufacturing

Are customers really buying your product because it was made with AI? #AIManufacturing #ManufacturingStrategy #AdvancedManufacturing

What happens when the operating environment stops forgiving mistakes? #ZeroLosses #ManufacturingValueIntelligence #AdvancedManufacturing

Organizations only win when people are enabled to move with it. #AdvancedManufacturing #ManufacturingLeadership #ManufacturingValueIntelligence

Can today’s manufacturing environment really afford “acceptable” losses? #ManufacturingValueIntelligence #Manufacturing #SmartManufacturing

Are you still managing change as if it arrives one initiative at a time? #ManufacturingValueIntelligence #AdvancedManufacturing #SmartManufacturing