Intelligent Industrial Operations Outlook 2026
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The 13 future-ready operational functions
considered in this report are as follows:
1. Planning
2. Production
3. Quality
4. Maintenance
5. Internal logistics
6. Procurement7. Manufacturing engineering
8. Product development
9. Supplier & engineering quality
10. Supply chain & network planning
11. External logistics
12. Customer integration
13. Supplier collaboration
Three interconnected layers integrate 13 operational functions FIGURE 3
SUPPLYCHAINNETWORK|ECOSYSTEMLAYER
CUSTOMERINTEGRATION
SUPPLYCHAIN&NETWORKPLANNING
SUPPLIERCOLLABORATIONEXTERNALLOGISTICSCOMPANY|EXTENDEDLAYER
M
ANUFACTURING
ENGINEERINGPROCUREMENTPRODUCTDEVELOPMENTSUPPLIER&ENGINEERING
QUALITYFACTORY|CORELAYER
PLANNINGINTERNALLOGISTICSPRODUCTION
QUALITY
MAINTENANCE
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