Survive (and thrive?) using Industry 4.0 technologies in your supply chain - a chat with John Robinson

Send me a messageI came across two excellent articles on Industry 4.0 recently in the Future Factory blog (a great blog if you haven't come across it). The first was What is the future for Industry 4.0 in the post Covid-19 paradigm? and the second was The key to manufacturing recovery and Industry 4.0 adoption: The advice of Henry Ford. It turned out both were written by a colleague I had not come across before (there are 100,000 people working for SAP!) called John Robinson, so I reached out to him to ask him to come on the podcast to discuss the articles, and his vision for how Industry 4.0 technologies could help organisations survive and thrive in these disruptive times.John, who heads up Strategic Business Development for Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 for SAP gracefully accepted the invite, and we had a deep dive into Industry 4.0 and strategies companies can adopt to get through the next 12-24 months (and beyond).This podcast is significantly longer than the norm but I was loath to cut it because it was all good stuff!I hope you enjoy listening to it. If you have any comments/suggestions or questions for the podcast - feel free to leave me a voice message over on my SpeakPipe page or just send it to me as a direct message on Twitter/LinkedIn. Audio messages will get played (unless you specifically ask me not to).For more information about Industry 4.0, read the 2020 global research study 'How to drive agility and productivity in Manufacturing with Industry 4.0' And if you want to know more about any of SAP's Digital Supply Chain solutions, head on over to www.sap.com/digitalsupplychain and if you liked this show, please don't forget to rate and/or review it. It makes a big difference to help new people discover it. Thanks.And remember, stay healthy, stay safe, stay sane!Support the showPodcast supportersI'd like to sincerely thank this podcast's generous Subscribers:Alicia FaragKieran OgnevGary LynchAnd remember you too can become a Resilient Supply Chain+ subscriber  - it is really easy and hugely important as it will enable me to continue to create more excellent episodes like this one and give you access to bonus episodes of topical, timely supply chain resilience analysis.🎤 Looking for a keynote speaker on supply chain resilience, AI, and sustainability?I help leaders understand the forces reshaping global supply chains, from geopolitical disruption and climate risk to AI and real-time decision-making. Download my Speaker Pack: https://tinyurl.com/spkrpckFinallyIf you have any comments/suggestions or questions for the podcast - feel free to just send me a direct message on LinkedIn, or send me a message using this link.If you liked this show, please don't forget to rate and/or review it. It makes a big difference to help new people discover it. Thanks for listening.