2026年制造技术现状调查.docxVIP

2026Stateof

Manufacturing

TechnologySurvey

January2026

ExecutivesummaryOurthirdStateofManufacturingTechnology

Executivesummary

OurthirdStateofManufacturingTechnology

Surveyrevealedanindustrymovingfrom

experimentationtoexecution.Manufacturers

aremakingmeasurableprogressindigital

transformationandAIadoption—whilefacing

growingpressuresfromtalentshortages,globaltradevolatility,andtheneedformoreconnectedoperations.

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AIadoptionandchallenges

?AIisbecomingevenmoreuniversal,with94%ofmanufacturersutilizingsomeformofAI.Confidenceinadoptionmaturityisalsoimproving;73%nowbelievetheyare“onpar”or“ahead”oftheirpeers.

?PredictiveAIsawthelargestadoptiongain(+12ptsto48%),whileAIinvestmentshiftedmostsharplytosupplychainplanning(+19ptsto35%)andprocessoptimization(+11ptsto36%).

Futureoutlook:economicandtradeconditions

?Manufacturersenter2026withamixedoutlook:31%expectdemandtodeclinevs19%anticipatinggrowth.

?Supplychainreliabilityremainsaconcern,with29%expectingsupplierstobecomelessreliable.

?Tariffsandglobaltradepressuresaredrivingcostimpacts,with39%expectinghigherrawmaterialcostsand37%planningtoraiseprices,increasingfocusontariffmanagement,sourcingstrategies,andcostforecasting.

ERPandthemanufacturingsignalchain

?CloudERPcontinuestodelivercorebusinessvalue,withmanufacturerscitingsimplificationofITinfrastructureandplatforms(49%),reducingoverallcosts(49%),andimprovingbusinessagility(48%)astopoutcomes.

?Workforce-relatedbenefitsarerising,with45%expectingERPtoimprovestaffproductivityand30%citingemployeeretentionaskeyoutcomes.

?ProgresstowardaconnectedManufacturingSignalChainremainsacriticaldifferentiatorindigitalmaturity,thoughintegrationacrossfinance,production,demand,andsupplychaindomainsremainsuneven.