This is how manufacturers must prepare for 2026 #ManufacturingInsights

Manufacturing distribution predictions for manufacturers in 2026. So they talk about agility related to tariffs which we pretty much anytime we talk about tariffs and how manufacturers and distributors are managing those is agility is really key is understanding the impact. It talks about customer expectations demand a new approach talks about the rapid rapid development AI comes changes customer expectations. Man it's almost like we've talked about this on the show too. Talks about manufacturers risk appearing outdated if they cannot live up to the expected increased speed speed and quality of getting correctly configured in price quotations. Customers prospects and customers expect the ability to interact with natural language through chatter voice interfaces. Compliance will become thornier. Regulation is highly fraught topic in this industry and organizations doing business across different geographies. Our industries are finding themselves grappling with compliance requirements. For instance the European Union they're working on packaging waste regulations next year and there's many others in different marketplaces.