• North American manufacturers are restructuring production and supply networks amid trade-policy shifts, economic uncertainty and supply disruptions, ISG's 2026 manufacturing report finds.
• Companies are deploying AI and modernizing aging plants to strengthen operational continuity while limiting downtime and cybersecurity exposure.
• Physical AI deployments require human oversight, safety validation and tested rollback capabilities before influencing factory operations.
• Supply chain control towers are integrating supplier and plant constraints to improve regional traceability.

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