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The 8th annual State of Manufacturing Report has been released, and the data shows an industry eager to adopt new technologies in the face of economic uncertainty and workforce challenges. For the ...

Supply chain management is a systematic approach to managing the distribution of goods from producers of raw materials, through manufacturers and eventually down to end users. Supply chain management ...

Ball Chain Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Ball Chain) is proud to announce that its President, William "Bill" Taubner, has been appointed to the board of directors of Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of ...

When it comes to driving continuous improvement at the plant level, lean has a long and well publicized history, thanks to its laser focus on eliminating waste from all aspects of the production ...

For the last few years, the global supply chain has felt like it’s permanently on edge. One delay turns into another. A missing component stalls an entire production line. A factory halfway across the ...

Twenty-first century manufacturers post-COVID-19 have been facing significant challenges across their functions in supply chain, risk, operations, and customer experience. Threats by new (often more ...

Advantive, a provider of mission-critical software for specialty manufacturing and distribution businesses, today announced its acquisition of Insequence, a leading provider of automotive sequencing ...