Industrial manufacturing - Articles - Page 55

Revenues Decline for U.S. Manufacturers As They Await Economic Reforms

August 11, 2017

Manufacturing is in the midst of a new Industrial Revolution: 3-D printing, the Internet of Things, robotics, artificial intelligence.

Metal Fabricator Has Moved Into Role of OEM

August 10, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

New owners wanted to move provider of laser cutting services into the world of original equipment manufacturing. With the help a global marketplace, Riverside Industries LLC has been able to do just that.

Fitness Equipment Maker Gets Its Supply Chain in Shape

August 10, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

The manufacturer of such name brands as NordicTrack and Pro-Form found that home delivery of its product line was too flabby. A more robust last-mile provider toned things up.

When Growth Mandates Change: Blue Diamond Reevaluates Its Supply Chain

August 10, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

The growers' cooperative, a dominant processor and marketer of almonds and related products, seeks to reconfigure its forward distribution network, to reflect current and future demand from retailers.

Tech Data Bolsters Suppliers Through a Working-Capital Marketplace

August 10, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

The big distributor of technology products extends an existing relationship with C2FO to Europe, where many suppliers are strapped for cash and open to early-payment arrangements via a collaborative platform.

Manufacturer Finds Acquisition Brings Unlimited ERP Seats

August 10, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

Taking over companies can bring IT expense as well as new business opportunities. So an electrical supply manufacturer was delighted that a merger brought unlimited licenses at no extra cost.

PepsiCo Faces Activist Outrage, Plus Threats of More to Come

August 10, 2017

Enviromental Leader

PepsiCo is being blasted by an environmental activist group - and threatened with further campaigns against it - following the beverage giant's release of its Palm Oil Action Plan Progress Report last week.

Stalled Trade Agenda Leaves Industries in a Lurch

August 10, 2017

The New York Times

Donald Trump promised Americans that they would be exhausted from "winning" on trade under his presidency. But nearly seven months after Trump took office, the industries he vowed to protect have become tired of something else: waiting.

15 ERP Disasters and Dustups - and How to Avoid Them

August 9, 2017

CIO

You can find out how crucial an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software rollout can be for a company from a single word: billions - as in lawsuit price tags over failed ERP and customer relationship management (CRM).

Opinion: The Urgency of Better Strategic Insights

August 9, 2017

David Pate, TBM Consulting Group, IndustryWeek contributor

A dashboard from a 1980s or 1990s economy sedan in a modern hybrid sports car would catch your attention for all kinds of aesthetic and technical reasons.