IndustryweekMore from IndustryweekGlobal Trade ManagementGlobal Trade Rebounds Strongly in First Half of 2017, WTO SaysThe World Trade Organization this month upped its forecast for global trade growth in 2017 thanks to stronger than expected demand for merchandise in Asia and North America.September 29, 2017Global Trade ManagementSteel Tariff Decision Will Wait Until After Tax Reform, Commerce Secretary SaysCommerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the Trump administration has decided to defer a decision on steel tariffs as it focuses on getting tax reforms through Congress.September 27, 2017All LogisticsRobots Endangering Workers Drives German Startup to AirbagsTwo years ago, a robot crushed a 22-year-old man to death at a Volkswagen AG factory in Germany after the maintenance worker became trapped in an area usually off-bound to humans. While this type of tragedy is still relatively rare, efforts to improve safety are intensifying as factories around the world become increasingly automated.September 25, 2017SC Security & Risk MgmtU.S. Industrial Output Plunged After Hurricane HitOutput at U.S. factories plunged in August due to the big hit from Hurricane Harvey that shut down huge parts of the nation's oil refining, the Federal Reserve reported last week.September 21, 2017Business Strategy AlignmentBuy American, Hire American: How Renewed Protectionism Is Reshaping Supply ChainsCowboy hats, fire trucks and baseball bats - these were some of the products put on display at the White House during the "Made in America Week" this summer. While this was mainly a symbolic, PR-motivated show to celebrate American manufacturing, recent policy initiatives by President Trump's administration are aiming to reshape the supply chains of federal agencies and companies across many sectors.September 19, 2017All TechnologyThree Keys to Keep You Ahead of Digital TransformationAs digital transformation enables rapid change in traditional operations, organizations are finding new and more efficient ways to do business.September 15, 2017Regulation & ComplianceHouse Passes Bill to Speed Introduction of Self-Driving CarsU.S. House lawmakers passed a wide-ranging bill to speed the introduction of self-driving vehicles championed by tech and auto companies racing to develop and deploy the technology.September 13, 2017HR & Labor ManagementManufacturing Is One Bright Spot As U.S. Payrolls Miss ForecastThe U.S. economy added fewer employees than expected in August, the jobless rate rose and wages rose less than forecast, in a break from otherwise solid progress in the labor market.September 7, 2017All LogisticsChina's 'Robot Revolution' May Weigh on Global RebalancingChina is installing more robots than any other nation, and that may affect every other nation.September 5, 2017Global Supply Chain ManagementSupplying Lithium Gets Trickier As Electric Revolution LoomsHidden within the salt flats high in the Andes mountains of South America are vast deposits of the lithium that Elon Musk may need for his electric-car revolution. But extracting the mineral from brine ponds created by Orocobre Ltd. has proved more difficult than expected.August 31, 2017Previous PagePage 9 of 18Next Page
