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Five Ways 3D Printing Is Transforming the Automotive Industry
This paper describes in detail five key ways 3D printing is changing the automotive industry, both today and in the near future.
America’s Advanced Industries: What They Are, Where They Are, and Why They Matter
This report identifies a distinct yet overlooked part of the economy, the advanced industries sector, that is at once critical to national wellbeing and under pressure from eroding competitiveness and national economic drift.
Next Generation of Planning & Scheduling Solutions
This white paper explores the ways manufacturing has changed, from the goals of manufacturers to the systems they rely on, discover how the software market is addressing the changing manufacturing sector.
Institute for Supply Management: US Manufacturing Expands at Fastest Pace Since August 2014
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in February, and the overall economy grew for the 93rd consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business.
Why Old-Fashioned Manufacturing Jobs Won’t Be Returning to the Western World
Manufacturing is no longer just about the production line, manufacturing, and jobs in manufacturing, have changed in ways that mean that the old jobs will never return to the rich world, and because of these changes, working out how many people are employed in manufacturing is difficult.
The Future of Manufacturing: Making Things in a Changing World
The manufacturing landscape is facing dramatic changes, creating and capturing value in this new environment will require understanding the factors driving change in specific manufacturing sectors, focusing on activities that convey a structural advantage, leveraging the skills and capabilities of third parties, fundamentally rethinking business models, and identifying influence points.
Foxconn CEO Terry Gou Says Investment For Display Plant in U.S. Would Exceed $7 Billion
Apple supplier Foxconn is considering a $7 billion investment that would establish a U.S.-based LCD display manufacturing hub that could create as many as 50,000 new jobs.
Top 10 Ways Contextual Integration Will Transform Manufacturing in 2017
Integrating enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, supply chain management, and legacy systems lead to greater manufacturing innovation, setting the foundation to move beyond business models that don’t stay in step with customers’ fast-changing needs.
Digitization, Synchronization, Visibility, Amongst 2017 Top Trends in Demand-Driven Manufacturing
Modern Demand-Driven Manufacturers are today’s truly Lean thinkers and are continuously improving their operations to create more opportunities for innovation, a recent report by Synchrono addresses challenges, innovation and technologies associated with manufacturing digitization, visibility and synchronization for 2017.
Product Innovation Requires Commitment…to Failure
When it comes to product development innovation, failure is not an option. It’s mandatory.
Common Barriers to Moving from Push to Pull Manufacturing
Lean manufacturers continue to address throughput issues by automating systems and creating better processes to eliminate waste in all of its forms.
The Next Generation of Planning and Scheduling Solutions
The primary goal of most manufacturers has remained constant over the last 50 years: make money now and into the future, yet the underlying process and objectives to achieve this goal have changed considerably.
Gaining Control: Exploring Push v. Pull Manufacturing
If you’re considering a shift from a traditional, push-based MRP manufacturing system to a more progressive pull-based system, this white paper is a must read. While contrasting both types of systems, the paper explores the nature of pull-based manufacturing and the evolution of Kanban systems to support today’s demand-driven manufacturing environment.
Gaining Clarity: Drive Productivity, Flow and Profit with Data that Matters
Many of today’s discrete manufacturers are overcoming the challenges of legacy push-based systems by turning to pull-based eKanban systems that focus on throughput and flow and result in a reduction in costs and inventory.
Gaining Confidence: Syncing Supplier Delivery to Customer Demand
Demand-driven and lean production allows manufacturers to be more responsive to consumer needs while increasing their own profitability, It also reduces the reliance on forecasts by linking demand signals and providing real-time data directly to suppliers.
Gain a Competitive Advantage for Bottom-Line Results
Modern manufacturing is using automation and technology in new and ever changing ways, significant competitive advantage is gained through these advancements.
UPS & SAP Roll Out Plans for Full-Scale On-Demand 3D Printing Manufacturing Network
The UPS SAP collaboration will transform the ad hoc world of industrial 3D printing into a seamless, on-demand manufacturing process from order through manufacturing and delivery.
Transforming the Future of Supply Chains through Disruptive Innovation
This white paper is part of a series of papers published by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) on disruptive technologies that could reshape supply chains over the next decade.
Reshoring is Generating US Manufacturing Jobs, but How Many is Debatable
The controversy over reshoring has flared up again thanks largely to some research published by the managing consulting firm A.T. Kearney in December 2015.
American Manufacturing is Not In a Recession
There's been rampant noise over the last few months concerning the precipitous decline of the American manufacturing sector, this noise is much ado about nothing.
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