This article discusses the digitalization efforts of 26 leading manufacturing firms, the difficulties encountered, and how they can be handled. It shows that many firms are far from ready to benefit from digitalization and are mainly focused on achieving greater efficiency through digitalization rather than pursuing a growth agenda. This imbalance is because of the difficulties related to identifying profitable configurations of competencies, assets, and data generated from digital technologies, orchestrating them, and exploiting them in an agile organization. Practical implications of digitalization are highlighted, specifically in terms of strategies for supporting the current business and embracing long-term digital transformation.

本文讨论了26家领先制造公司的数字化工作，遇到的困难以及如何解决这些问题。它表明，许多公司还没有准备好从数字化中受益，它们主要致力于通过数字化实现更高的效率，而不是追求增长议程。这种不平衡的原因是，与识别由数字技术生成的能力，资产和数据的有利配置，进行编排并在敏捷组织中加以利用有关的困难。强调了数字化的实际意义，特别是在支持当前业务和拥抱长期数字化转型的策略方面。