2026年智能工业运营展望

Intelligent IndustrialOperations Outlook 2026 W H I T EP A P E RA P R I L2 0 2 6 Contents Foreword3Executive summary4Introduction51Emergence of intelligent ecosystems61.1Eight key forces driving strategic imperatives61.2Intelligent ecosystems will define the next era82Factory | Core132.1Planning142.2Production162.3Quality192.4Maintenance222.5Internal logistics243Company | Extended273.1Procurement273.2Manufacturing engineering303.3Product development333.4Supplier and engineering quality364Supply chain network | Ecosystem394.1Supply chain and network planning394.2External logistics424.3Customer integration444.4Supplier collaboration475Leadership and governance in intelligent operations495.1Intelligent Operations Boardroom495.2Cybersecurity by design506Way forward: leadership imperatives52Conclusion54Contributors55Endnotes57 DisclaimerThis document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project, insight area or interaction. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are a result of a collaborative process facilitated andendorsed by the World Economic Forum but whose results do not necessarily represent the views of the WorldEconomic Forum, nor the entirety of its Members, Partners or other stakeholders.© 2026 World Economic Forum. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted inany form or by any means, including photocopying and recording or by any information storage and retrieval system. Foreword Kiva AllgoodManaging Director,World Economic Forum Christian SoucheManaging Director, Accenture Intelligence has moved beyond being an overlay tobecoming an integral part of operational systems,enabling organizations to respond faster to changeand make better decisions across the valuechain. This transformation is not purely technical;it raises new questions around trust, security andsustainability. As autonomy expands, leaders mustdetermine how intelligence scales up responsiblyand how they should strengthen governance,reshape operating models and prepare the workforceto collaborate with systems that increasingly act,reason and coordinate alongside them. Industrial operations are crossing a historic threshold,one where intelligence becomes the organizingprinciple of how the world designs, makes andmoves. For decades, progress was defined byautomation, integration and scale. Today, a newparadigm is emerging where operational systemsperceive context, anticipate change and coordinatesemi-autonomously across factories, enterprises andglobal value networks. This outlook report has been developed by the WorldEconomic Forum in collaboration with Accenture andis part of the Forum'sIndustries in the Intelligent AgeWhite Paper Series. Informed by multiple dialoguesacross industry, technology and academia, it reflectsa shared perspective on how this shift is reshapingthe industrial landscape. We hope this report will help industrial leadersto navigate the shift towards intelligent, adaptiveoperations, as well as to frame strategic choices,set investment priorities and build capabilities.The opportunity ahead is profound: to buildindustrial systems that are not only more adaptivebut fundamentally more capable than in anyprevious generation. What distinguishes this moment is the convergenceof frontier technologies into a new operationalfabric. Advanced analytics, artificial intelligence (AI),digital twins and cyber-physical systems are nolonger deployed in isolation; together, they enableenvironments that learn from every interaction,reconfigure in the face of disruption and continuouslyevolve through execution. Executive summary Industrial operations are entering a decisivedecade shaped by structural shocks andaccelerating frontier technologies. Geopoliticalshifts, climate volatility, workforce shortages andheightened cyber risk are disrupting traditionaloperating models, while advances in AI,automation, simulation, robotics andhyperconnected infrastructure are redefining whatindustrial systems can achieve. These forcesare accelerating the shift towards intelligentindustrial operations that learn continuously, adaptautonomously and operate in sync across factories,enterprises and multi-tier networks. It introduces a future-ready transformation model(see Figure 4) that helps leaders understand howfunctions will evolve over the next decade, andassesses the role of different technologies indriving this evolution and their points of greatestoperational impact (see Figure 5). To deliver on this shift, leaders must focus ona small set of enablers: –Strengthen governance for AI-driven decisions.–Embed cybersecurity from the outset.–Enable the workforce to collaborate effectivelywith intelligent systems. This report examines how these shifts play outacross the value chain. It outlines the shareddesign logic emerging across diverse functions,as capabilities progress from early experimentationand assisted intelligence, through scaled-uph