Maintaining a skilled team from the bottom up is essential. But as skilled workers retire and take their knowledge with them, we rely more on a clear understanding of how digital and AI tools may be reshaping our approach to manufacturing quality, supply chains, and building a team. To provide some insight into how modern manufacturers are tackling the challenges of managing, hiring, training, and producing, Steve Ilmrud, vice president of operations at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, answered some questions.

Quality Digest: What do you see as the primary obstacles right now for manufacturing, and how do these differ for people who are managing teams vs. those who are on the shop floor? Conversely, where is the overlap?

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