SC247    Topics    Business    Manufacturing

Manufacturing


Manufacturing Top Stories

South Korea Finally Overtakes China in Goods Exported to U.S.
Fueled by U.S. consumer demand for semiconductors, South Korea continues to make huge inroads as China fades.
SAP Unveils New AI-Driven Supply Chain Innovations
SAP's new AI-driven enhancements will leverage real-time data, enhance product development, and bolster manufacturing effectiveness.
U.S. Manufacturing is Growing but Employment Not Keeping Pace
While President Biden continues to invest in U.S. manufacturing, job opportunities are simply not keeping up with the industry's growth.
Microsoft Unveils New AI Innovations For Warehouses
Microsoft hopes its new AI innovations are the answer to a new set of challenges facing manufacturers.

Manufacturing Resources

Manufacturing Industry: Why You Can’t Afford to Wait for Digital Transformation
This playbook offers Manufacturers a realistic and viable guide to balancing immediate needs with future-focused strategy.
The Essential Guide to Automation in Manufacturing
This ebook provides a strategic guide to driving operational excellence, product innovation, and competitive advantage through automation.


Manufacturing News

GE Appliances’ Opens Connecticut CoCREATE Facility
GE Appliances has opened its CoCREATE space in Connecticut. The 67,000-square-foot is part factory, part showroom, part makerspace, and all community-focused.

Manufacturing Industry: Why You Can’t Afford to Wait for Digital Transformation
This playbook offers Manufacturers a realistic and viable guide to balancing immediate needs with future-focused strategy.

Is The U.S. Reshoring Trend A Fact Or A Myth?
Even with 83% of manufacturers indicating a likeliness to reshore due to tariffs, the COVID-19 pandemic, and other reasons, taking those statistics to the heart may prove difficult for industry skeptics.

2021 Services Economy on the Right Side of Growth, Reports the Institute for Supply Management
Economic activity in the services sector grew in December for the 19th month in a row - with the Services PMI® exceeding 60 percent for the 10th consecutive month - say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Services ISM® Report On Business®.

3 Essential Strategies to Automate & Innovate in Manufacturing
Optimizing your supply chain, responding to customer needs, and managing risk and quality control are three essential strategies to consider along with the innovation that automation could bring to your operations.

The Essential Guide to Automation in Manufacturing
This ebook provides a strategic guide to driving operational excellence, product innovation, and competitive advantage through automation.

Go Allwhere: The Architecture of Industry’s Digital Age
In this original storybook, Go Allwhere interactively captures the hyper-connected new possibilities of Nokia’s industry segments, including manufacturing, transportation, and the public sector.

Geesinknorba Implemented Smart Manufacturing Increasing Production Efficiency by 45%
Over the course of just eight months, Geesinknorba was able to create a smart manufacturing environment that is 45% more efficient than their previous factory.

The Current State of the Manufacturing and Services Economies
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Tim Fiore, Chairman of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, and Tony Nieves, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management’s Services Business Survey Committee.

Making a Breakthrough in Manufacturing Operations
In this research report, we analyze the challenges you face and give practical advice on how to overcome and how to make your digital breakthroughs so you can deliver the agility your organization needs to thrive.

Podcast: eKAMI Reskills Coal Miners for Machining and Automation Careers
Displaced workers trained in hard and soft skills for CNC operation and robotics.

Manufacturing in The Age of COVID-19
In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Tim Fiore, Chairman of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee.

PRODUCT PROTOTYPING: Getting It Right the First Time
This ebook takes a look at the many prototyping techniques currently available, including; why prototyping is important, the best methods for prototyping, and types of materials used for prototyping.

Roadmap for Change: The Flexible Industrial Distribution Facilities Network of the Future
This white paper addresses ways to reimagine existing obsolete warehouse space, and in an uncertain future, one thing’s for sure: the era of the vast, single-use, single storey, plain-vanilla warehouse is over.

What You Should Know about the Internet of Things & How to Lay the Foundation for Success
The Internet of Things, or IoT, is moving beyond a catchword to real-world utilization, however, not all stakeholders fully understand this transformative technology, enterprises must lay a solid foundation to ensure success into this rapidly evolving landscape.

Boeing’s Tapestry Solutions’ Sensor Integration Platform Goes Live at BAE Systems
Enterprise Sensor Integration or ESI integrates myriad sensor technologies that track, monitor and control assets and workflow processes, ESI also integrates smart Internet-enabled devices, or Internet of Things technologies, into one intelligent and interactive network.

Technology will Connect Your Enterprise and Create the Demand-Driven Factory of the Future - Today
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Smart Manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and the Factory of the Future all point toward a digitally connected environment where manufacturing is based on actual customer demand, this paper reviews these strategies – along with how and why manufacturers are enabling them today.

Time for Manufacturers to Cut Ties with MRP and Spreadsheets
A recent study shows 63% of “best in class” manufacturers still used spreadsheets for planning, consequently, it's probably safe to say that there's a lack of trust in planning tools like Enterprise Resource Planning and Manufacturing Resource Planning even in the best-run companies.

The Demand-Driven Supply Chain
Synchronizing Planning, Scheduling, and Execution with the Supply Chain for Greater Collaboration and Visibility.

2018 Top Ten Trends in Modern Demand-Driven Manufacturing
Demand-Driven Manufacturing technology can help you reach your most important KPIs, such as reducing lead times and lowering inventory levels.


Featured Companies

Oliver Wight
Oliver Wight has a 50-year track record of delivering business improvement to some of the world’s best-known organizations. We believe that sustainable improvement can only be made through your own people. So unlike other business consultants and change management…
MRPeasy
MRPeasy is a cloud-based, affordable, and user-friendly, self-service production planning software, Manufacturing Resource Planning, and Enterprise Resource Planning software.solution for small manufacturers (10-200 employees).
Habasit America
Habasit is the worldwide leader in the belting industry. During decades of market leadership, we have developed a broad range of superior products and services as well as a profound knowledge base and experience. Building on these strengths, we are…
Rittal
Rittal North America is built on a strong tradition of innovation and takes pride in a progressive approach to engineering comprehensive and effective solutions that supports our customers in the pursuit of their goals. Rittal manufactures the world’s leading…
Elemica
Elemica is the leading Digital Supply Network for manufacturing industries. Elemica accelerates digital transformation by connecting, automating, anticipating, and then transforming inter-business supply chain processes for the products they buy, sell, move, and comply. Launched in 2000, customers process over $500B…
MWH Global
Today’s era of seamless economic and social engagement that ignores nationalities, political boundaries and geographical distance, MWH is truly one global community.  We are a 24-hour-per-day enterprise.  Distances are collapsing.  Globalization is going forward. We are…
Jesco Industries
Jesco Industries, Inc. is a national company that offers custom fabrication and material handling equipment from coast to coast. We build everything that we sell, from self-dumping hoppers to wire mesh partitions. Our company stands behind its products, offering you…
LeaseAccelerator
LeaseAccelerator is the industry’s first software application developed specifically for Enterprise Lease Accounting.  Fortune 500 companies lease much of the real estate and equipment they use to run their business.  Real estate leases might be for factories, warehouses,…
Fujitsu
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions, and services. Approximately 155,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to…
Carbon
Carbon is reinventing how products are designed, engineered, made & delivered. Carbon’s SpeedCell™ is a system of connected manufacturing unit operations that enables repeatable production of end-use parts with industrial grade materials and exceptional surface finish. Whether you’re…
All Manufacturing Companies
All Companies
 


Featured Downloads

Unified Control System - Intelligent Warehouse Orchestration
Unified Control System - Intelligent Warehouse Orchestration
Download this whitepaper to learn Unified Control System (UCS), designed to orchestrate automated and human workflows across the warehouse, enabling automation technologies...
An Inside Look at Dropshipping
An Inside Look at Dropshipping
Korber Supply Chain’s introduction to the world of dropshipping. While dropshipping is not for every retailer or distributor, it does provide...

C3 Solutions Major Trends for Yard and Dock Management in 2024
C3 Solutions Major Trends for Yard and Dock Management in 2024
What trends you should be focusing on in 2024 depends on how far you are on your yard and dock management journey. This...
Packsize on Demand Packing Solution for Furniture and Cabinetry Manufacturers
Packsize on Demand Packing Solution for Furniture and Cabinetry Manufacturers
In this industry guide, we’ll share some of the challenges manufacturers face and how a Right-Sized Packaging On Demand® solution can...
Streamline Operations with Composable Commerce
Streamline Operations with Composable Commerce
Revamp warehouse operations with composable commerce. Say goodbye to legacy systems and hello to modernization.
{/exp:switchee}