U.S. manufacturing drops to its lowest levels since 2009 The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) manufacturing index has fallen again in December 2019 for the fifth consecutive month. The index…
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Quality management can be a make-or-break point for a manufacturing or distribution business. It can be the difference between putting out great products that satisfy your customers and producing unsatisfactory…
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ProductionSupply Chain Management
“While Supplies Last”– Limited Editions Create Supply Chain Challenges
Some advertisements end with the line saying, “Get yours while supplies last”. Actually, this slogan no longer fits into our customized world, because modern technology enables us to individualize almost…
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Operations Excellence in Manufacturing – Time to Get Back to the Basics?
by David Weaverby David WeaverBy now, you are well aware of my belief that the best way to find out what is going on in a particular industry is to attend conferences and summits.…
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Apple Now Homegrown Apple, the iPhone and Mac producer, is continuing its trend for re-shoring back to home soil, through the building of a new facility in Mesa, Arizona. It…
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GeneralSupply Chain Management
Outsourcing to China – a thing of the past?
by David Weaverby David WeaverWho would have thought that sending manufacturing processes to China would one day become “too expensive?” The world’s second largest economy is on the brink of an economic crisis after…