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A.T. Kearney Releases Inaugural Reshoring Index®
A.T. Kearney recently released its 2014 Reshoring Index®, the first in a series of studies looking objectively at the rate and pace of the return of manufacturing operations to the U.S. In this inaugural Index, manufactured goods flows are tracked […]
13.5 percent of manufacturers intend to move some manufacturing activities back to the U.S.
The MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation announced today that it has released survey results from its 2014 global manufacturing study led by MIT professor David Simchi-Levi and conducted with Supply Chain Digest, and will issue a full report on […]
UT Study on Global Supply Chain Sees Reversal of Outsourcing Trend
The rush to Asia in the past decade promised major cost reduction for supply chains, but financial gains for many corporations have been short-lived according to a new study by The University of Tennessee’s Global Supply Chain Institute (GSCI). The […]
What Does the IoT Mean to Modern Manufacturing?
Guest Commentary by Scott Stone, Cisco-Eagle | @CiscoEagle When the Terminator movies hit the big screen in the early 1990’s, it was man versus machine as the human resistance battled robots sent back in time to eradicate it from the world. […]
President Obama Provides More Funding to Strengthen U.S. Manufacturing and Enable Innovation
President Obama recently unveiled new executive actions to strengthen U.S. advanced manufacturing, spur innovation and make the U.S. a magnet for new jobs and investment. The Departments of Defense, Energy, Agriculture and NASA recently announced more than $300 million in new investments. […]
Manufacturing Expansion Continues But Third Quarter Saw Slower Growth, According to MAPI
The nearly two-year upward trend in manufacturing has had a setback, according to the quarterly MAPI Foundation Business Outlook, a survey conducted by the MAPI Foundation, the research affiliate of the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI). The survey’s […]