IndustryweekMore from IndustryweekGlobal Trade ManagementApple May Skirt IPhone Tariffs As Foxconn Comes to the U.S.Apple Inc. likes to say it supports two million U.S. jobs. Plans by the company's main manufacturing partner for a $10bn factory in Wisconsin will add at least 10,000 more, helping Apple fend off the threat of import tariffs on its most important product, the iPhone.August 1, 2017Global Trade ManagementU.K. Factory Production Hits Two-Decade High as Exports GrowU.K. factory production reached a two-decade high last quarter as optimism about export orders swelled to the highest since the 1970s.July 28, 2017All LogisticsJapanese Smart Factory Represents the Future of ManufacturingThe top manufacturing facility of Toyota transmissions isn't based in Japan but in Durham, North Carolina. The AW North Carolina (AWNC) plant - a subsidiary of AW, which is based in Anjo City, Japan - churns out more than 600,000 automatic transmissions per year for models such as the Camry, Tundra, Tacoma, Sequoia and, most recently, the Rav4.July 26, 2017All LogisticsThree Problems in Manufacturing That Impact Productivity and ProfitabilityDespite the advanced technology now available, there are still three key issues that adversely affect manufacturers of all types and sizes: data management, inventory, and gross margin.July 20, 2017All LogisticsHyperloop Startup Moves Closer to Near-Supersonic RailStartup Hyperloop One announced last week the first successful full-systems test of its near-supersonic rail transit system.July 18, 2017All LogisticsChina, EU Bolster Greener Global Shipping to Curb EmissionsThe trillion-dollar global shipping industry may soon be forced to curb greenhouse gas emissions under new rules backed by the European Union and China.July 14, 2017All LogisticsHere Are the Top 10 States for LogisticsThe 2017 Manufacturing & Logistics Report Card, compiled by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, recently doled out rankings on how states have done in the areas of manufacturing and logistics.July 11, 2017All LogisticsAI Could Add $15Tr to Global Economy by 2030Artificial intelligence might not be so threatening after all.July 7, 2017AutomotiveInside HP's 3-D Shift to Additive ManufacturingNew products, new industries, new leadership and, of course, new companies. Yeah, these last two years have been unlike any in the nearly-eight-decade history of the tech leader formerly known as Hewlett-Packard.July 5, 2017SC Finance & Revenue ManagementRoiled by Airbag-Recall Crisis, Takata Files for BankruptcyTakata Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection in the biggest postwar Japanese corporate failure in the manufacturing industry, as the 84-year-old company buckled under liabilities from millions of recalled air bags and agreed to be sold to a Chinese-backed investor.June 29, 2017Previous PagePage 12 of 19Next Page
