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…
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.