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Welcome to Factory of the Future, E76, How COVID, Reshoring & AI Reshaped U.S. Manufacturing in the 2020s
Join us as we discuss:
- How COVID-19 exposed supply chain vulnerabilities and triggered a reshoring surge—roughly 360,000 jobs returned to the U.S. by 2022, a 53% jump
- On-the-ground pandemic realities: safety protocols inside plants, plus the personal cost and professional growth that came with working through COVID
- AI's transformative pull on the factory floor—25% of manufacturers eyeing adoption, and the shift from generative to agentic AI
- The workforce question: which jobs AI disrupts (from low-skill service to white-collar legal work) and why partnering with AI is the path forward
And so much more.
Connect with A.W. Schultz
Email: [email protected]
Personal Website: https://www.awschultz.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awschultz/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@awschultz_Industry5.0/featured
X: https://twitter.com/visual_controls
A.W’s Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKcBb6hGFjk
Connect with Alexandria Burek
Cell Phone: 708-262-2648
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriaburek1992
Instagram: @unapologeticallyalexandria
Threads: @unapologeticallyalexandria
By AW Schultz & Alexandria BurekSend us Fan Mail
Welcome to Factory of the Future, E76, How COVID, Reshoring & AI Reshaped U.S. Manufacturing in the 2020s
Join us as we discuss:
- How COVID-19 exposed supply chain vulnerabilities and triggered a reshoring surge—roughly 360,000 jobs returned to the U.S. by 2022, a 53% jump
- On-the-ground pandemic realities: safety protocols inside plants, plus the personal cost and professional growth that came with working through COVID
- AI's transformative pull on the factory floor—25% of manufacturers eyeing adoption, and the shift from generative to agentic AI
- The workforce question: which jobs AI disrupts (from low-skill service to white-collar legal work) and why partnering with AI is the path forward
And so much more.
Connect with A.W. Schultz
Email: [email protected]
Personal Website: https://www.awschultz.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awschultz/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@awschultz_Industry5.0/featured
X: https://twitter.com/visual_controls
A.W’s Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKcBb6hGFjk
Connect with Alexandria Burek
Cell Phone: 708-262-2648
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriaburek1992
Instagram: @unapologeticallyalexandria
Threads: @unapologeticallyalexandria