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North American Occupational Safety and Health Week Scheduled for May 4-10
Through OSHA’s Alliance with the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), OSHA is continuing to work with ASSE to support North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week on May 4-10, 2014. NAOSH Week, an annual campaign led by the […]
MHI Innovation Award Finalists Announced
MHI announces the finalists for the MHI Innovation Award competition. The MHI Innovation Award serves to educate and provide valuable insights on the latest manufacturing and supply chain innovative products and services. This award will be given to winners in two categories: […]
America Poised to Take Advantage of the Next Wave of High-Tech Manufacturing Jobs
The United States has the chance to “beat other countries in the race for the next wave of high-tech manufacturing jobs,” President Obama said in his State of the Union speech last night. Obama described several new manufacturing innovation institutes […]
Thirty-Six Percent of MODEX Attendees Plan on Spending $1 Million or More on Supply Chain Solutions
MODEX 2014 attendees are registering in record numbers and they are ready to invest in material handling, logistics supply chain equipment and systems. A full 36% have spending plans of $1,000,000 or more over the next 18 months. An additional […]
Unilever, Hershey Commit to 100% Traceable Palm Oil by Year End
This may wind up being a milestone year for sustainable palm oil production as high-profile manufacturers focus on their sourcing of the ubiquitous vegetable oil. Consumer products conglomerate Unilever and the Hershey Co. chocolate brand recently pledged they’ll be able […]
Big Data, Near-Shoring, 3D Printing Among Anticipated 2014 Supply Chain Issues
‘Tis the season for consultants, analysts and vendors to offer their views and advice on supply chain trends for 2014 and beyond. One of those trend monitors, Richard Powell, managing director and co-founder of U.K. supply chain consultancy Crimson & […]