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Manufacturers Start to Trade Offshoring for Botsourcing
Robotics technology is boosting manufacturing and employment in the U.S., and in developed economies has led to “botsourcing,” that is, the return of manufacturing from overseas, according to a new Harvard Business Review HBR Blog Network post. Botsoursing, bringing production back […]
NIST awards $9 million in planning grants for manufacturing technology
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently awarded 19 advanced manufacturing technology planning grants totaling $9 million to new or existing industry-driven consortia to develop technology roadmaps aimed at strengthening U.S. manufacturing and innovation performance across industries.The grants, […]
Manufacturing Economy Grew Again In March
The manufacturing economy continued to grow in March while supplier deliveries slowed further, U.S. supply chain executives said in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. Executives voiced optimism about this year’s business outlook, although adverse weather continued to put […]
Inc. Magazine Names Automatic Guided Vehicles As A Best Industry for 2014
A recent Inc. article names the Automatic Guided Vehicle Industry as a best industry of 2014 citing the Industry’s recent growth. This growth is a result of the manufacturing recovery in the U.S., more specifically the automotive industry recovery. The article […]
Manufacturing Sector Grew Again, Supplier Deliveries Slowed in February
Economic activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector grew for the ninth straight month in February even as difficult weather conditions affected business and disrupted logistics, supply executives said in the Institute for Supply Management’s latest Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. […]
President Obama Announces Two New Public-Private Manufacturing Innovation Institutes
This week President Barack Obama announced the creation of two Pentagon-led institutes that will combine public and private resources to foster manufacturing innovation. One center will be in Chicago; the other will be outside Detroit. The Canton, Mich., institute will focus […]