Industrial agility is under strain and transformation is getting tougher.
HSO’s 2025 Industrial Agility Assessment, produced in partnership with The Manufacturer, reveals that only 45% of manufacturers now describe themselves as highly agile, the lowest level in five years. Amid rising costs, fragile supply chains and digital growing pains, the sector is shifting from reinvention to resilience.
This year’s findings uncover how manufacturers are stabilising, automating, and cautiously embracing AI to strengthen performance in an era of volatility.
Discover where your business stands and how leaders are building agility that lasts.
What’s Inside the Report?
Agility at a Five-Year Low
Exclusive research revealing how industrial agility has fallen to its lowest level since tracking began and what’s driving the slowdown.
Digital Transformation Gets Practical
Why manufacturers are prioritising automation, data accuracy, and small-scale efficiency gains over large-scale digital disruption.
The Reality of AI Adoption
How early AI use is reshaping planning, design, and decision-making — and why most firms still face barriers in skills, systems, and trust.
Supply Chains, Skills & Sustainability
Fresh insight into the pressures of global volatility, labour shortages, and why sustainability has slipped down the priority list.
The Road Ahead
How manufacturers are focusing on resilience, efficiency, and profitable growth as they navigate an uncertain 2025.
Key Case Study
Weetabix transforms operations with Microsoft Dynamics 365
Weetabix, the UK’s iconic breakfast brand, embarked on a major digital transformation to modernise its operations and strengthen data-driven decision-making. Partnering with Microsoft and HSO, Weetabix implemented Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) to gain clearer insights into costs, performance, and profitability.
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