Chirag Rathi | Source | Senior Director, Industry & Solution Strategy for Manufacturing at Infor

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Chirag Rathi

Senior Director, Industry & Solution Strategy for Manufacturing at Infor and 3 other companies
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Chirag Rathi is a strategy lead for Infor’s Industrial Manufacturing BU. He has deep expertise in digital transformation of the manufacturing industry. He is a recognized thought leader in IT/OT convergence and the role of post-modern ERP in the context of Industry 4.0. Chirag has several years of experience in the development of digital transformation strategies for Industrial technology companies striving to make the pivot to SaaS.

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  • 2025: A Pivotal Year for American Manufacturing
    Chirag predicts 2025 as transformative for U.S. manufacturing, with a bullish PMI index and growth in electronics. "Reshoring boosts domestic production," but a labor shortage looms. The CHIPS Act's impact remains to be seen, and consumer confidence is crucial to overcoming tariff disruptions. Tailwinds include low interest rates, but global recession poses a threat.
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  • "Thriving amidst persistent complexity demands comprehensive business agility for manufacturers to maintain a competitive edge. While technology provides the necessary foundations for success, deliberately designing operations, workforce capabilities, and executive priorities to nimbly adapt proves equally essential to realizing the benefits." Infor Blog, December 2024

  • "AI has the potential to fundamentally alter the anatomy of work, augmenting the capabilities of manufacturing workers by automating many of their individual, repetitive and manual activities. The manufacturing industry embraced Predictive and Perspective AI models within their operations several years ago. With the onset of Generative AI (GenAI), a new class of machine learning has opened new opportunities to accelerate, augment, and automate manufacturing and supply chain operations." Infor Blog, October 2024.

  • "Smart factories are a journey, not a destination. The capabilities of a smart factory will expand with the digital maturity of its owner. Manufacturers embarking on smart factory initiatives must consider long-term scalability. Cloud-based modern ERP is the starting point for creating an integrated platform that allows a smart factory to combine fast incremental innovation with deployment at scale." ITPro Today, March 2023

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