Aug 6, 2026 · 1 hr 56 min · 15 segments
Why do so many manufacturing transformations fail—even after companies invest heavily in consultants, software, automation, and digital technology? Walker Reynolds sits down with John Robinson…
Walker D. ReynoldsHostJohn RobinsonGuestSo, you know, you, well, you, you mentioned a lot of things that made a lot of eyes and a lot of ears...
I mean, um, in this industry, everything you touched on, the vast majority of people who are listening to this podcast, members of this community, they roll their eyes at, you know, um, [laughs] I mean, you really...
It's, it's almos- It reminds me of the, the, um, the scene in The Office when Jim fi- uh, he messes with Andy.
Andy wants to make a, make a move on Pam, and so Jim gives him terrible advice on all the things he should say to Pam.
He basically says she loves mac and noodles and she loves Pig Latin and he, he lists all these things that Pam absolutely hates.
And he walks u- And Andy walks up to the desk and h- and he makes a move on her, and he basically drops all the thing, the bad advice Jim gave him, and it was all the things that just repulsed Pam.
And [laughs] she's like, "Wow," right? What you just did i- what you just said is very valuable, but this audience all collectively rolled their eyes at, at, not you, but the things you talked about, right? And-
Which I, I, I wanna, I wanna ask you the question which is, what did you see at the ground level that most executives don't see? I want, I absolutely want you to answer that question.
Everyone agrees that SAP is the largest ERP company in the world, okay? Everyone agrees that Rockwell Automation and Siemens are two of the largest automation companies in the world, and there's a debate as to whether Schneider's number one and, you know, there's always a debate depending on how you look at it.
So, you know, you, well, you, you mentioned a lot of things that made a lot of eyes and a lot of ears...
I mean, um, in this industry, everything you touched on, the vast majority of people who are listening to this podcast, members of this community, they roll their eyes at, you know, um, [laughs] I mean, you really...
It's, it's almos- It reminds me of the, the, um, the scene in The Office when Jim fi- uh, he messes with Andy.
Andy wants to make a, make a move on Pam, and so Jim gives him terrible advice on all the things he should say to Pam.
He basically says she loves mac and noodles and she loves Pig Latin and he, he lists all these things that Pam absolutely hates.
And he walks u- And Andy walks up to the desk and h- and he makes a move on her, and he basically drops all the thing, the bad advice Jim gave him, and it was all the things that just repulsed Pam.
And [laughs] she's like, "Wow," right? What you just did i- what you just said is very valuable, but this audience all collectively rolled their eyes at, at, not you, but the things you talked about, right? And-
Which I, I, I wanna, I wanna ask you the question which is, what did you see at the ground level that most executives don't see? I want, I absolutely want you to answer that question.
Everyone agrees that SAP is the largest ERP company in the world, okay? Everyone agrees that Rockwell Automation and Siemens are two of the largest automation companies in the world, and there's a debate as to whether Schneider's number one and, you know, there's always a debate depending on how you look at it.
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