US consumer goods manufacturers lead global peers in AI adoption, Schneider Electric finds
XLP•Schneider Electric research found AI embedded in core operations at 29% of US consumer packaged goods manufacturers, versus 13% globally. US respondents expect the share to reach 67% by 2030, while estimated revenue losses from operational inefficiencies are projected to rise to 34%, versus 29% globally.
1. AI adoption and inefficiencies
Schneider Electric research found AI embedded in core operations at 29% of US consumer packaged goods manufacturers, compared with 13% globally. By 2030, 67% of US respondents expect AI to be core to operations, versus 37% globally. Operational inefficiencies were estimated to cost US manufacturers 20% of potential manufacturing revenue, compared with 15% globally; those losses are expected to reach 27% in the US by 2027 and 34% by 2030, versus 21% and 29% globally.
