Ortiz, Jon Paul Edward M.

Assignment 14
ME421-18 OJT 03/07/2022

Reaction Paper: Case study 1 and 7

Case 1: Framing the Future of Manufacturing Policies: A Country Case Study

In case study 1 they are studying about planning for the future of manufacturing policies
which for me it is a good study because our world is advancing more technology are being
used in manufacturing to enhance manufacturing process. But we need new policies as
the manufacturing goes to future or advancing that’s why this case study was being
conduct to know what policies are effectives several developments have already
significantly changed the nature of manufacturing jobs: faster and leaner operations with
changes in methods; cross-domain skills required to cover electronics, robotics, coding
and usage of new equipment; but also technological advancements, such as cyber-
physical production methods. The future of manufacturing will see an increased
convergence of skills, materials and processes; thus, metrics solely focused on
manufacturing will not be sufficient to inform policy-makers. Manufacturing will become
much more knowledge-intensive, requiring cross-domain metrics. Therefore, current
manufacturing metrics may lead to ill-conceived policy actions. The country wanted to
leapfrog into a better manufacturing position and was looking for relevant policy options.
However, current manufacturing metrics were not adapted to put effective manufacturing
policies in place. A new set of measures was needed to have more effective policy and
capture future trends. The Future of Manufacturing Barometer covered most countries in
the world, providing insight for a particular country on the gap between performance and
potential, and possible policy issues to address.

Case 7: Emerging and Disruptive Technologies for the Future of Manufacturing

In this case study 7 they are studying what are the emerging and disruptive technologies
for future of manufacturing. Technological innovations have transformed the
manufacturing industry in the past century. The speed of new technology development is
rapidly increasing. The potential impact of emerging and disruptive technologies on future
manufacturing is huge and broad. Traditional manufacturing paradigms, operational
strategies, system configurations, the labourmarket, supply networks, etc., will all be
transformed. Workforce training and skill requirements will also need to change in
response to disruptive technological development. The rapid development of emerging
and disruptive technologies allows:
 Greater flexibility to produce complex products that are multimaterial, multiscale
and multifunctional, and that have extreme performance characteristics.
 Greatly reduced time to market through the use of digital modelling and simulation
tools to evaluate and plan manufacturing processes, system designs and supply
network configurations.
 Significantly improved productivity and quality to address the issues of increased
labour cost and better return on capital investment.
 The highly efficient operation of factory assets by the use of industrial big data and
advanced data analytics.
 The much improved utilization of material resources and reduced energy
consumption.
 A sustainable manufacturing paradigm.