Trying to capture the lessons of the past to envision the future is as challenging as it is necessary. Each genera-tion of manufacturers, faced with new challenges, feels its time is unprecedented—and struggles to adapt and shape its futures. Having started my career at INDUSTRYWEEK in time to oversee the publication of its 25th anniversary, in 1995, I've witnessed and researched manufacturing's continual reinven-tion. During my tenure, the twin forces of globalization and technology drove what's variously dubbed "creative destruc-tion'or "creative innovation" in manufacturing businesses.
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