document: Challenges and trends in discrete manufacturing Over 50 years ago , the 100,000 workers at Ford 's Rouge automobile factory turned out 1200 cars per day . Nowadays , Ford 's plant on that same site still produces 800 cars each day but with just 3000 workers . Similar stories abound in the manufacturing industries ; technology revolution and evolution ; a shift from vertical integration , better business and production practices and improved industrial relations-all have changed manufacturing beyond recognition . So what are the current challenges and trends in manufacturing ? Certainly , the relentless advance of technology will continue , as will user pressure for more customized design or improved environmental friendliness . Some trends are already with us and more , as yet indiscernible , will come . But one major , fundamental shift now resounding throughout industry is the way in which information involving every single aspect of the manufacturing process is being integrated into one seamless system
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