As manufacturers respond to geopolitical uncertainties and rising customer expectations for greater sustainability and speed, microfactories — which serve local markets with local materials — are topical again. But a microfactory approach is not the best manufacturing strategy for every enterprise or every division. To gauge their suitability for a microfactory manufacturing strategy, technology leaders at manufacturing firms should use our Microfactory Suitability Assessment to assess the likely strength of a business case at the group or operating company level.