{"id":6662,"date":"2019-08-06T20:20:52","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T00:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/?p=6662"},"modified":"2026-01-16T06:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T11:11:55","slug":"manufacturing-report-2019-riding-the-wave-of-uncertainty-free-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/manufacturing-report-2019-riding-the-wave-of-uncertainty-free-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Manufacturing Report 2019: Riding the Wave of Uncertainty (Free Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/category\/free-guides-templates\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Free guides &amp; templates<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tManufacturing Report 2019: Riding the Wave of Uncertainty (Free Guide)\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2019-08-06T20:20:52-04:00\">August 6, 2019<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Manufacturing Report 2019: Riding the Wave of Uncertainty (Free Guide)\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/manufacturing-report-2019-riding-the-wave-of-uncertainty-free-guide\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/author\/owen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/fr-ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/04\/Owen_sage-advice-002.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" fetchpriority=\"high\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Owen Sweeney<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>As process manufacturers grow, globalization becomes a factor. Interacting with the world offers lucrative opportunities, creating a higher demand for products and sources of cheaper raw materials that often impact the entire supply chain. But globalization also means complex challenges. A crowded global market means more competition and a rapidly accelerating rate of change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new report, <em>&#8216;Riding the wave of uncertainty: How process manufacturers are planning for a brighter future in 2019&#8217;<\/em> is the culmination of a Sage global survey of more than 900 process manufacturers and provides a &#8216;finger on the pulse&#8217; reading of the challenges and opportunities facing the industry today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#gate-c2962884-3a43-4749-98df-08c51c09b301\">Download your free guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The report depicts an industry aware of its own digital transformation, with 62% of Canadian respondents expecting emerging technologies such as robotics, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ca\/blog\/iot-will-improve-accounting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Internet of Things<\/a> (IoT), and automation to be the development with the greatest impact on their industry in the next five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This free report gives an in-depth look at the following process manufacturing issues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Part 1 Opportunities created by regulatory change<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Part 2: Facing the war for talent to embrace new opportunities<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Part 3: The need for traceability<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Part 4: Preparing for change in an uncertain world<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Part 5: What are process manufacturers investing in?<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Part 6: The future of process manufacturing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-report\">About the Report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Manufacturing professionals from Canada, the UK and the US were invited to participate in a research study to gauge their thoughts on the current state of their industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions were asked on a wide range of subjects including business plans and technology adoption, and fielded in American English, British English, and Canadian English and French. 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