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Host Bonnie D. Graham welcomes Anurag Garg, Vice President for Product Management for Platform, Analytics, and IIoT at Plex Systems.

Anurag discusses how the challenges facing manufacturers through the last two years – supply chain shortages, labor shortages, retiring workforce – have accelerated the need for innovation and smart manufacturing.

Plex is seeing the savviest manufacturers setting themselves apart by tackling the four biggest industry megatrends – Operational Control and Efficiency; Digitization & Automation; Supply Chain Optimization; and Shifting Workforce Dynamics.

Anurag's advice for manufacturers: Build a resilient enterprise and manufacturing practices in light of how manufacturing is shifting.

Listen to the full conversation for more of Anurag Garg's expert insights. Previous OESA podcasts: Automotive Insiders. More information: OESA.org.