Manufacturing chief executives faced an unanticipated global challenge to adapt rapidly to changes and respond to needs that surfaced as a result. Strengthening relations with vendors and customers and taking the best care of employees is becoming a few of the new definitions of success in the manufacturing world. The oncoming ecosystem is different from the old and brings about changes that were not forecasted until the end of 2019.

This report focuses on the changing dynamics in the manufacturing sector during the pandemic.

It provides a bird’s eye view of the situations, needs, and the route to normalisation.

Furthermore, inspired by the knowledge shared by industry experts such as Rockwell Automation, Bayer SA, Interact Analysis and Noble Education Initiative, U.S.A., key observations have been laid out on how the manufacturing domain may look after the pandemic.