HFS on Industrial Manufacturing

A collection of the latest views from the HFS analyst team on Industrial manufacturing.

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Competitive Intelligence

Sasken: Services Capabilities for Semiconductor, 2025

A look at how Sasken performed in the HFS Semiconductor Horizons: The Best of Service Providers across the Value Chain, 2025.

Highlight Report

Engineering depth alone won’t win, pair it with outcome-based partnerships

Co-innovation is no longer optional so build outcome based ecosystem or fall behind.

Highlight Report

Stop designing chips the old way—use AI for on-time, quality delivery

Verification—the most labor-intensive, risk-prone, costly stage in chip development, should be AI-enabled for on-time launches.

Point of View

Stop selling hardware and turn your catalog into software-defined products

Software-defined product is an effective solution for faster new model and feature rollouts, while assuring aftermarket revenue.

Point of View

Make agentic AI your next competitive edge to unlock new value in manufacturing

Manufacturers must leverage the agentic AI-led automation to create autonomous factories; otherwise, you will lag the competition.

Horizons Report

HFS Semiconductor Horizons: The Best of Service Providers across the Value Chain, 2025

An assessment of the leading service providers in the semiconductor industry.

Data Viewpoint

Partner with providers to turn design strength into manufacturing advantage

Collaborate with service providers to turn strong designs into manufacturing benefits.

Data Viewpoint

Stop telling innovation stories—start proving them

Shift from talking about innovation to demonstrating real, measurable results.

Point of View

PLM must evolve from storage to an innovation and compliance hub in petrochemicals

Petrochemical industry must be a digital command center that connects innovation with compliance and agility with accountability.

Point of View

Focus on industrial waste, not consumers

Industrial waste is an order of magnitude larger than consumer waste.

Highlight Report

Birlasoft helps Knorr-Bremse boost CX with e-commerce transformation

Birlasoft helps Knorr-Bremse modernize e-commerce, cut support calls 40%, and boost global digital sales.

Point of View

Enterprises must lead the software-defined auto revolution to drive the future

This PoV explores how enterprise R&D must adapt for the SDVs era, digital innovation, and new mobility business models.

Point of View

Digital dinosaurs: Why chemical manufacturers are losing the e-commerce game

This article talks about the Chemical industry's e-commerce channel and its ecosystem challenges with the examples.

Point of View

Manufacturers must power their processes with emerging and innovative platforms

The PoV explains emerging technologies that manufacturers should not miss in this disruptive era.

Point of View

Automotive CIOs must drive business model reinvention—not just IT transformation

The PoV urges manufacturers to adopt emerging technologies for resilient supply chains and competitiveness amid global volatility.

Highlight Report

KPMG’s AI adoption blueprint: Trust first, leadership next, technology later

Trust, leadership coaching, employee upskilling, and collaborative future-state envisioning form the foundation for sustainable AI development.

Point of View

Chemical Industry 2025: Adapt or die in the age of sustainability and digital disruption

AI-driven automation, regional supply chain resilience, and net-zero acceleration are survival mandates for chemical firms.

Highlight Report

Akkodis powering A&D growth with engineering expertise

Leveraging engineering expertise Akkodis is empowering A&D enterprises to strengthen its capabilities.

Point of View

Unlocking manufacturing potential: A framework for intelligent and agile operations

HFS sets forth a framework for manufacturers that unlocks ROI by leveraging agility, digital threads, and intelligent operations.

Point of View

Gumming up supply chains: US enterprises need to get their act together in 2025

The $19 billion supply chain sector is experiencing unprecedented challenges and opportunities.

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