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With the release of the 2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index (GMCI), Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (Deloitte Global) and the Council on Competitiveness (the Council) in the US build upon the GMCI research, with prior studies published in 2010 and 2013.

Just as capabilities of the ERP tools exploded as successive releases leapfrogged each other and customer support become increasingly user friendly, we see similar capability trends in the robotic spa.

What separates the leaders from the rest of the pack? On one level, the answer from Deloitte’s survey is simple: Everything.

As the first quarter comes to an end, the volatility appears to have abated, and asset prices have recovered somewhat, and yet uncertainty never seems to go away.

As Europe and China show continued weakness and uncertainty, the US economy appears strong - though, as always, outside events and internal conflict may intervene, but the big question is whether the pace of productivity will pick up.

The consensus from various retail holiday forecasts is that, while retailers will likely see a modest increase in sales for this year’s November–January holiday season, gains will be weaker than last year’s 5.2 percent year-over-year rise.

Big data and analytics in the automotive industry, a special collection of insights for automakers from our thought leaders on analytics.

Transportation management: Improving delivery performance, increasing efficiency, and reducing freight costs to drive tangible bottom-line benefits.

The Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to offer business value that goes beyond operational cost savings.

It seems clear: to meet a company’s strategic objectives in the future, ever greater competencies in the talent pool will be required - which kind of supply chain organization are you building?

The rapid and adverse nature of events, such as a data security breach, or an inflammatory social media post, illustrate the importance of assessing risks and designing appropriate response plans that adequately address risk velocity.

Supply chains face conflicting demands to be better, faster and cheaper - innovation is the key to achieving all three.

In our sixth annual Technology Trends report, we outline eight trends that could potentially disrupt the way businesses engage their customers, how work gets done, and how markets and industries evolve.

This year's report focuses on the theme of "embracing innovation," and considers some of the most important trends for the coming year as retailers cope with a rapidly changing marketplace.

While international growth offers massive opportunities for retailers, it's not easy - retailers have many challenges to consider; strategic localization, growing power of local competitors, human resources, organizational and governance structure.