Industry WeekFrom Industry WeekAll TechnologyIntegrated View of Supply Chain Helps Build in Resiliency to RiskSupply chains are suddenly under threat. Following years of low inflation and stable trade relations, executive teams in boardrooms across the globe are now grappling with rising inflation, a rapidly changing trade environment and the dire threat of an all-out trade war. Already, pressure is up sharply on earnings, and many leaders fear that traditional cost-saving measures may no longer be enough to avoid a heavy hit.June 1, 2018All Technology3D Printing May Be Changing Auto ManufacturingThe movie "Back to the Future" showed us cars hovering in air in an idea of what 2015 would look like. Now in 2016, we see our cars still bound to the earth. However, when the movie was made, in 1985, most of the materials in modern vehicles didn't exist.November 18, 2016Business Strategy AlignmentOld Tech Can't Help Re-shored Businesses, But Robotics MayWhen companies bring products back from off-shored manufacturing operations, such as China, the processes cannot be simply dropped back into place and configured with the same old machines and process flows from 20 years back. Most re-shoring operations include new and upgraded equipment, software and, in some cases, advanced automation that includes collaborative intelligent industrial robots.September 29, 2016All TechnologyJohnson & Johnson Sees Internet of Things as Way to Improve HealthcareThe Internet of Things has been widely celebrated as a game-changing technology for field service and maintenance applications because it allows one device to "talk" to another, communicating when a machine or system could potentially degrade or fail. But what if the "breakdown" is occurring not within a facility or a production process, but within the human body?September 23, 2016Global Trade ManagementAnti-Trade Fever Likely to Carry the Day, Regardless of Who Wins White House RaceAnti-trade fervor is reaching heights we haven't seen since the Smoot–Hawley Tariff was passed in 1930.September 15, 2016All TechnologyAre You Adequately Vetting Your Suppliers?A lean, agile supply chain network is important in the hyper-competitive global marketplace, but this increased reliance on contractors and their subcontractors brings all kinds of increased risk and with it a heightened responsibility to closely vet and monitor supplier performance and behavior.September 13, 2016SC Finance & Revenue ManagementHanjin Bankruptcy Proves Need to Have Risk Management Strategy in PlaceThe recent bankruptcy of Hanjin container line clearly illustrates some of the risks involved in the global supply chain today. As The Guardian reports, "the bankruptcy of the Hanjin shipping line has thrown ports and retailers around the world into confusion, with giant container ships marooned and merchants worrying whether hundreds of tons of goods being carried by the South Korean company will reach shelves."September 7, 2016All TechnologyCollaboration Soothes Tense Manufacturer-Supplier RelationshipsEffective supply chain communication is critical to virtually every area of your manufacturing business. Relationships between suppliers and OEMs can sometimes be tenuous but they require intense collaboration to work.August 5, 2016All TechnologyIoT Technology Much More Secure Than Ever BeforeWhen it comes to security, IoT technology can cut both ways. It can, for instance, protect against terrorist attacks and shootings.August 4, 2016Global Trade ManagementIs Growth in Services Hampering Chinese Manufacturing?It has often been said that China will grow old before it becomes rich. But could it have too many offices, restaurants, and hotels before it becomes wealthy?July 29, 2016Page 1 of 30Next Page
