1、makeuk.orgAdvanced ManufacturingBeyond Ambition:2 BEYOND AMBITION:ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CONTENTSCONTENTSBEYOND AMBITION:ADVANCED MANUFACTURING 2Introduction 3Seizing the Moment:Lessons to inform manufacturings tech-driven future 41.Investment 62.Innovation 73.Institutions 8Innovate or Stagnate:Why

2、the experience of the last decadedemands new technology adoption in manufacturing 91.International challenges 92.Domestic changes 10Manufacturing Outlook:How UK manufacturers are going to deliver growth this year 11Investing in Future Growth:How new technologies can supercharge manufacturing product

3、ivity 15Advancing Manufacturing:No business left behind 17Policy Recommendations 18Creating a sustainable workforce 18Benefiting from a net zero economy 19Unlocking innovation and driving technology 20Reducing the costs and barriers to doing business and trade 213 BEYOND AMBITION:ADVANCED MANUFACTUR

4、ING INTRODUCTION1Paul Krugman,The Age of Diminished Expectations,(Cambridge MA,1990).This famous aphorism,coined by Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman in his book The Age of Diminished Expectations,sets out succinctly why productivity growth,or the ability to produce more with less,is so imp

5、ortant1.It is the main driver of corporate profits,employee wage growth,and hence tax revenues for public spending.In an increasingly competitive global race for growth,the term Advanced Manufacturing often conjures images of cutting-edge products with futuristic functionalities.While new products w

6、ill always be important for company sales,this focus risks overlooking the true revolution taking place within the UK manufacturing sector,and the development and adoption of new manufacturing processes.True industrial advantage lies not solely in what we make,but in how we make it.By embracing adva