Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Use supply chain and manufacturing operations to create winning strategies
Take a holistic approach to transformation to capture end-to-end value
Transform manufacturing processes for better productivity
Boost operational health by identifying skill gaps and building capabilities
Foster a quality culture to create competitive advantage
Leverage digital and autonomous supply chain opportunities

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An automatic medicine manufacturing factory. Robotic arm working on medicine manufacturing production line.
Article
Backbones and networks: A blueprint for the biopharma plant of the future
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Article
Creating value from AI and digital capabilities in logistics operations
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Article
Transforming factories: The power of continuous, connected insights
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The quiet enabler: Data management best practices for APS deployments
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From disruption to advantage: A leadership moment
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At the Factory: Male Mechanical Engineer Holds Component while Female Chief Engineer Work on Personal Computer, They Discuss Details of the 3D Engine Model Design.
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Capturing value from manufacturing support functions
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McKinsey Direct
From ineffective audits to energy excellence
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An engineer operators using scada system at industrial plant
Podcast
US manufacturing’s next test: Building a workforce for a new era
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Decoding disruption to reshape manufacturing footprints
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Frontline of the future: Are you building your future workforce now?
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Will embodied AI create robotic coworkers?
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Engineer works with a HoloLens: place a virtual robotic arm into the production line
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Frontline innovations in focus: Transforming maintenance operations
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The Future of Production

Featured experts

Ulf Schrader
Senior PartnerHamburg
Leads McKinsey’s manufacturing and supply chain work, serving companies on operations performance transformations, operations...
Kapil Dev Bansal
Associate PartnerNew York
Leads agentic AI initiatives in supply chain management within the global Operations Practice and assists companies in transforming...
Raffaele Carpi
PartnerLisbon
Leads operations-performance transformations that deliver bottom-line impact across manufacturing sectors
Enno de Boer
Senior PartnerNew Jersey
Leads the firm’s global work in digital manufacturing and collaboration with the World Economic Forum on technology adoption
Javier del Pozo
Distinguished PartnerSeoul
Global seasoned manufacturing practitioner; leads McKinsey’s Manufacturing & Supply Chain Practice in Asia–Pacific
Neelesh Mundra
Senior PartnerMumbai
Co-leads McKinsey’s Real Estate and Travel, Logistics & Infrastructure Practices in Asia
Olivier Noterdaeme
Senior PartnerBrussels
Coleads QuantumBlack, a McKinsey company; serves clients in asset-heavy industries by leveraging advanced analytics
Sven Houthuys
PartnerAmsterdam
Advises and serves consumer-packaged-goods and energy-sector companies, with a focus on digital, capability building, large-scale...
Cinzia Lacopeta
Solutions Associate PartnerMilan
Coleads the firm’s Innovation & Learning Centers in Europe and North America; focuses on building lasting capabilities on relevant...
Kristian Kinscher
PartnerDüsseldorf
Helps global pharmaceutical companies transform operations, redefine strategies, and innovate in R&D
Rahul Shahani
PartnerNew York
Leads the North American Industry 4.0 service line for manufacturing, including the Innovation & Learning Centers—a global network...

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