Workforce Skills Helping Manufacturers Switch Production to Fight COVID-19

Manufacturing companies have quickly responded to the need for an increase in medical supplies necessary to fight COVID-19. For some companies this means adding new production lines to make products they have never made before. Others are forging partnerships so that each company can contribute their expertise to create products as quickly as possible.

To understand what’s happening behind the scenes, IndustryWeek asked some companies about the workforce skills they are finding to be most valuable during these changeovers.

The digital workforce has quite literally been the “force” supporting this change, ” explains Todd Rovak, Global Head of Innovation & Strategy at Capgemini Invent.

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Todd Rovak

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I am the Managing Director of Innovation & Strategy at Capgemini Invent and Head of Fahrenheit 212.  We help envision change across organizations, helping to imagine, design and build the products, services, and business models of the future.
Capgemini Invent, the  digital innovation, consulting and transformation brand of the Capgemini Group, helps CxOs envision and build what’s next for their organizations. Located in more than 30 offices and 10 creative studios around the world, its 7,000+ strong team combines strategy, technology, data science and creative design with deep industry expertise and insights, to develop new digital solutions and business models of the future.