Leading the way with innovative products and innovative production methods demands attention, vision, commitment and financial resources. It can also be challenging to make the right investment choices in development, people, machinery and/or new technology in the rapidly changing world.
The challenge remains, in addition to evolving into Smart Industries in which many more elements of business operations are interconnected, to continue to provide the (international) customer with a labour-saving offer or to be able to offer a better product. In a rapidly changing environment, the big challenge is to align the company's strategy with its current needs in terms of commerce, research and development (R&D) and finance.