CPG manufacturers brace for mounting production losses and see industrial AI as a critical competitiveness lever by 2030, Schneider Electric study finds

A Schneider Electric survey of 1,453 global CPG executives reveals that data quality, legacy automation, and change management — not AI unavailability — are the primary barriers to leveraging industrial AI for competitiveness by 2030. The impact is widespread, affecting 70% of surveyed manufacturers who risk production losses and operational inefficiencies due to these gaps. Organizations must address these foundational weaknesses to avoid competitive disadvantage and potential security vulnerabilities in automated systems.

New Schneider Electric survey of 1,453 global executives reveals a widening gap between AI ROI ambition and operational reality in the consumer-packaged goods sector Data quality, legacy automation and change management — not AI availability — emerge as the p…