Category: COVID-19
Re-shoring, Robotics, Automation and Globalisation. Likely Impacts on Industrial Strategies of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Manufacturing and Globalisation. Are we standing at a crossroads? In 2020, the world changed. The Coronavirus pandemic has had such an impact on societies and...
China Manufacturing Output in 2020 Amidst a Global Pandemic – Chasing the Forecast
How quickly things change. About this time last week, I had just finished putting (electronic) pen to paper describing Interact Analysis’ position on how we...
COVID-19 – How Will Global Manufacturing Output be Impacted?
Our latest Insight presents some interesting, and perhaps mildly cheering, predictions for the global manufacturing sector post COVID-19. The article takes the following issues into...
COVID-19 Could Force Quicker Adoption of New Predictive Maintenance Service Models
The methods for performing predictive maintenance on motor driven systems are evolving. As these methods evolve, so should the business model of service providers offering...
COVID-19 Will Cause Long-term Behavioural Shift in Consumer Habits – With Strong Implications for Warehouse Automation Providers
Not all sectors of the economy will be damaged by the current Coronavirus pandemic. As in wartime, some industries will benefit. And we aren’t just...
COVID-19 Will Force Manufacturers to Improve Resilience Via Increased Automation & Digitalization
The COVID-19 outbreak is becoming a global stress test. As the number of people infected with the virus continues to rise around the world, uncertainties...
Coronavirus Gives Chinese Manufacturing Market a Chill
The Chinese economy, which experienced a difficult 2019 due to slowing domestic consumption and the impact of the Sino-US trade war, is once again facing...