According to a recent Forbes article, “the greater the uncertainty in an industry, the more likely their executive and C-suite leaders are using analytics to search for greater stability.” The manufacturing industry, for example, is a great candidate for advanced ML and deep learning technology to cut costs and adjust to dramatically and rapidly shifting consumer behaviors. It seems as if they are catching on, too, as the same article mentions deeper findings that show over the past year analytics’ perceived importance increased 38% among those surveyed in manufacturing.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2020/05/31/what-you-need-to-know-about-bi-in-2020/?sh=105717493aa8