President Trump’s imposition of steep new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, to name just one category of foreign-sourced product that he is threatening to punish, lands supply-chain managers squarely in the Land of Unintended Consequences.
President Trump’s imposition of steep new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, to name just one category of foreign-sourced product that he is threatening to punish, lands supply-chain managers squarely in the Land of Unintended Consequences.
We’ve been talking about “the factory of the future” for so long that it’s beginning to seem like an ever-receding horizon. But at least one electronics-manufacturing executive believes the future is already here.
We’ve been talking about “the factory of the future” for so long that it’s beginning to seem like an ever-receding horizon. But at least one electronics-manufacturing executive believes the future is already here.
By now, American manufacturers were supposed to be stampeding back to the U.S., making products at home for the local market. So why isn’t that happening to any great degree?
By now, American manufacturers were supposed to be stampeding back to the U.S., making products at home for the local market. So why isn’t that happening to any great degree?
For anyone who questions the future role of artificial intelligence and robotics automation in consumer supply chains, the message is clear: Stand aside. It’s coming.
For anyone who questions the future role of artificial intelligence and robotics automation in consumer supply chains, the message is clear: Stand aside. It’s coming.
The dispute between the U.S. and Canada over renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement threatens to do serious damage to one of the closest diplomatic friendships in the world today.
The dispute between the U.S. and Canada over renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement threatens to do serious damage to one of the closest diplomatic friendships in the world today.
On the surface, the nation’s biggest manufacturers would appear to be doing a great job improving the performance of working capital. But the achievement becomes less impressive when you learn how they’ve managed to do it.
On the surface, the nation’s biggest manufacturers would appear to be doing a great job improving the performance of working capital. But the achievement becomes less impressive when you learn how they’ve managed to do it.