Most US manufacturers, finishers, and assorted job shops are being kept in the trough of the smile curve (see my previous blog post). These companies are being pushed down into the trough while new products, services, and processes are being created both to the right and left of this curve and taking all the value with […]
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US Manufacturers Need to Quickly Add Product Features and Functionality “As the pace of innovation accelerates across industries, having the flexibility to add product features and functionality becomes paramount. High mix and high configurability are increasingly replacing the “a few options fit most” approach.” * Fletcher Ryan, Jaju Mohit, Mahindroo Abhijit, Mongrin Daniel, Benjamin Plum
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Manufacturers are dealt a losing hand in the US. Manufacturing is impacted by environmental laws, the GAAP is more strict with us, and our valuations are out of line with our contribution to GDP. All these contribute to US Manufacturing being undervalued, under digitized and underappreciated. Manufacturing is becoming a lost art in the US.
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