1、78The great re-make:Manufacturing for modern timesMichael Chui,James Manyika,Mehdi Miremadi,and Katy GeorgeHuman+machine:A new era of automation in manufacturingMichael Chui,based in McKinseys San Francisco office,is a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute(MGI);James Manyika is a director of MGI

2、and a senior partner in McKinseys San Francisco office;Mehdi Miremadi is a partner in the Chicago office;and Katy George,based in the New Jersey office,is a senior partner at MGI.New technologies are opening a new era in automation for manufacturersone in which humans and machines will increasingly

3、work side by side.Over the past two decades,automation in manufacturing has been transforming factory floors,the nature of manufacturing employment,and the economics of many manufacturing sectors.Today,we are on the cusp of a new automation era:rapid advances in robotics,artificial intelligence,and

4、machine learning are enabling machines to match or outperform humans in a range of work activities,including ones requiring cognitive capabilities.Industry executivesthose whose companies have already embraced automation,those who are just getting started,and those who have not yet begun fully recko

5、ning with the implications of this new automation ageneed to consider the following three fundamental perspectives:what automation is making possible with current technology and is likely to make possible as the technology continues to evolve;what factors besides technical feasibility to consider wh

6、en making decisions about automation;and how to begin thinking about whereand how muchto automate in order to best capture value from automation over the long term.How manufacturing work and manufacturing workforcescould changeTo understand the scope of possible automation in the manufacturing secto