Industryweek

Industry 4.0: How Supply Chain Leaders Are Adapting

June 16, 2017

From boardrooms and shareholder meetings to conferences and collaboration circles, it seems everyone is talking about the fourth Industrial Revolution (i4.0).

Four Ways to Capitalize on Circular Supply Chains

June 14, 2017

Industryweek

The pace at which companies are adopting circular economy business models has been accelerating for the last two decades - and it has evolved from a specialist concept to a mainstream business strategy.

Manufacturers Are Profiting From the IoT, Research Finds

June 12, 2017

Industryweek

The MPI Group has released the results of its 2017 Internet of Things Study, and the results are astonishing, writes John Brandt, CEO of the business management consulting company.

Q&A: The Future of 3-D Printing

June 8, 2017

Industryweek

Additive manufacturing is, of course, one of the major areas that will usher the industry into its next chapter of production, efficiency and, yes, public perception.

Responsible Supply Chains: More Manufacturers Develop New Best Practices

June 5, 2017

Industryweek

Economist Milton Friedman once said that "the social responsibility of business is to increase its profits." But then again, Friedman spent his entire career in academia - not manufacturing.

Electric Cars Soon Will Cost Less Than Gasoline Autos, Research Shows

June 1, 2017

Industryweek

Battery powered cars will soon be cheaper to buy than conventional gasoline ones, offering immediate savings to drivers, new research shows.

GM Rising, Nissan Falling in New Supplier Relations Survey

May 30, 2017

Industryweek

Both General Motors and Nissan have made cost-cutting a priority - but with very different results, according to this year's Supplier Working Relations Index study.

Waste Material Could Lead to U.S. Manufacturing Jobs

May 25, 2017

Industryweek

Waste material from the paper and pulp industry soon could be made into anything from tennis rackets to cars, according to Texas A&M AgriLife.

Smart Factories Could Add $500Bn to Global Economy in Five Years

May 23, 2017

Industryweek

It's becoming clear that digital technologies like IoT, big data analytics, AI, advanced robotics and 3D printing are helping manufacturers to increase not only efficiency and productivity - but revenues, too.

HP Enterprise Announces Computer 'For Era of Big Data'

May 19, 2017

Industryweek

Researchers from Hewlett-Packard Enterprise have unveiled what they claimed was a breakthrough in computing with a new machine capable of handling vast amounts of data at supercomputing speeds.