The global supply chain management and procurement software market grew 7.3 percent to $8.9 billion last year, with small vendors combined significantly outpacing the overall industry growth rate, according to Gartner. Supply chain investments remained a high priority even as […]
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 […]
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, […]
by Sterling J. Scott, Marketing Communications Coordinator, MHI | @mhi_sterling The development of smart grid technology presents a great opportunity for manufacturing and and the supply chain. Coined in 2003, the term refers to a class of technology that uses computer-based […]
by Jungheinrich® Like most industries today, the distribution industry is seeing a strong need to do more with less. It is driven by two key forces: the operations managers’ search for innovative solutions to control costs and a drive to […]
An 30 fold increase in the number of intelligent devices between now and 2020 will create a network rich with information that allows supply chains to assemble and communicate in new ways, this according to a new report by Gartner. […]