Supporting Advanced Manufacturing at a State Level w/ Bryce Carpenter

About this episode

The episode discusses the role of state-level organizations in supporting digital adoption in manufacturing, featuring insights from Bryce Carpenter of Conexus Indiana.

In today’s conversation, we dive into what it takes for digital adoption to take root in the manufacturing sector. More specifically, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations and Strategy Officer at Conexus Indiana, Bryce Carpenter, will tell you how state-level organizations like Conexus are stepping up to support manufacturers of all sizes, why simply chasing the latest technology rarely works and how we need to focus first on solving real business problems and aligning workforce for change.

People in this episode

Host: Joe Sullivan

Guest: Bryce Carpenter

Topics covered

• advanced manufacturing
• digital adoption
• state-level support
• business problems
• workforce alignment

Keywords

• manufacturing
• digital adoption
• Conexus Indiana
• business strategy
• workforce change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Conexus Indiana

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