AAPA clarified the record on recent reports that cranes sourced from China at ports pose a national security threat. There have been no known security breaches as the result of any cranes at U.S. ports, despite alarmist media reports. Further,…
Image: iStock.com/Foxeel More than half of American CEOs (55%) whose companies depend on manufacturing to produce and deliver their goods have plans to reshore their operations, according to a survey released March 9 by Xometry in a joint effort with…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Domestic production of solar panels—most of which are now made in Asia—can speed up decarbonization in the U.S. and reduce climate change faster, according to new Cornell Engineering research published March 8 by Nature Communications .…
The situation was so bad, they even refused to take his body… For nearly two years, the COVID- 19 pandemic shut down much of the global economy, including shipping ports. Shipping ports are the backbone of the $22.3 trillion international…
Supply Chain Management Market Research Growth of the supply chain management market is driven by development of industrial-grade digital technology, surge in need for improved supply chain visibility PORTLAND, PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATES, March 13, 2023 / EINPresswire.com / --…
Liuhsihsiang A lot of short-cycle industrials have held up relatively well in recent months, with investors apparently more confident that whatever slowdown may be on the way will be relatively brief and not all that severe. Time will tell if…
man looking through bincoculars A “nosedive” in fourth-quarter backlog and profitability for mold builders and plastics processors foreshadows some of the chief challenges the plastics industry faces this year, according to the annual Business Forecast Report by the American Mold…
NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--KBRA releases research on the industrial sector, which is benefiting from positive demand factors but has headwinds on the horizon. The growth in e-commerce is a key driver of demand for industrial warehouse space, which was…
Moving manufacturing out of China is one solution to minimize supply chain risk, but it doesn’t solve the root cause of disruption. To do that requires a total reconfiguration of the supply chain. (Photo: Getty Images) How to reconfigure the…
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) dismissed fears regarding potential security threats from cranes sourced from China caused by media reports that the cranes might be used for spying. “There have been no known security breaches as the result…
Andrea Ricciarelli, Sustainable Supply Chain Management Domain Advisor at SAP, believes agility around logistics is vital for businesses who not only want to mitigate risk, but is also needed if they want to compete in today’s volatile markets. Richard Jowers…
Chris’ note: Stocks have been tumbling this week. But Teeka Tiwari analyst Andrew Packer says one sector will buck the bearish trend. It’s all down to a multitrillion-dollar money gusher out of Washington that’s designed to bring manufacturing jobs home.…
By Herb Greenberg, Empire Financial Research I built a career quoting people who said the world was about to end, except… so far it hasn’t. But thanks to many of those same people, my readers got a heads up on…
Amidst a major sales surge, Trumpf Inc. on Thursday announced a nearly 56,000-square-foot expansion of its Farmington plant to create a so-called smart factory. Trumpf, a high-tech manufacturer, has long been one of the town’s top taxpayers, but its importance…
Q: What’s the new normal in this VUCA world? A: I don’t believe in the [term] ‘new normal’. The world has changed a lot in terms of working from home and things like that. But when we talk about logistics…
John Pearson, CEO of DHL Express, talks about how the pandemic came as a boost to the logistics business, why his company focusses on people, and the way ahead for his company While emphasising that the challenges thrown up by…
After the U.S. shot down a "high-altitude object" hovering above Alaska's waters on Feb. 10 and a confirmed Chinese spy balloon the week prior, it's unclear what these actions mean for the U.S.-China medical supply chain. Some domestic medical supply…
Skorpios Technologies Inc. is moving its Austin semiconductor manufacturing operations to Southern California. It's the culmination of a search kicked off after the company did not have its lease renewed at 2706 Montopolis Dr., leading Skorpios to cut up to…
Domestic production of solar panels – most of which are now made in Asia – can speed up decarbonization in the U.S. and reduce climate change faster, according to new Cornell Engineering research published March 8 by Nature Communications. “If…
Solar PV manufacturer Qcells announced in January a US$2.5 billion investment to establish a fully integrated US solar manufacturing supply chain. Image: Qcells. After the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, solar PV and storage are expected…