ZEELAND, Mich. - Residential and contract furniture maker Hekman Furniture has returned to domestic production after a decade overseas. Hekman gradually shifted its production to Vietnam and Indonesia from 2007 until about 2011. Upon closing a Grand Rapids plant in…
Supply chain vulnerabilities have long been a concern in the Pentagon, but the Defense Department’s growing dependence on small drones, semiconductors and microelectronics manufactured by adversaries has gained increased attention in recent months. To address growing uneasiness, the House Armed…
There is nothing like a global pandemic to spearhead an overhaul of the world of business. Supply chains have been hit hardest, throwing procurement teams into a sourcing frenzy — but is this really the opportunity suppliers think it could…
The global pandemic has been incapacitating international supply chains since early 2020 and continues to cause frequent delays from international suppliers. Hostile trade relations between the United States and China had been brewing even before COVID-19 hit, accelerating a reshoring…
HARRISBURG – This week, state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin was joined by state Rep. Mike Schlossberg; CEO and master distiller of This Life Forever Russell Fletcher; and Richard Hobbs, president and CEO of Manufacturers…
The impacts of virtual, online supply chain management during the COVID pandemic are still being felt. Now squarely in the first quarter of 2021, a year into this serious global nightmare, it’s time to reflect on today’s core business functions,…
Walmart Inc. today announced that it’s investing $350 billion over the next decade on products made, grown or assembled in the U.S. The retailer, which is focusing on six priority categories, including plastics, textiles, small electrical appliances, food processing, pharmaceutical…
Like many metal parts, a golf club’s head typically starts as a casting or a forging. This near-net metal shape is made using tooling, often overseas. That can mean months just to create a prototype of a new design, not to…
By Bridget McCrea, Editor · March 1, 2021 The global pandemic left some global supply chains in shambles and others looking like the stars of the show. Many companies found themselves somewhere between these two extremes, somewhat satisfied with how their supply chains…
We’ve toiled away for years in relative obscurity and have had to explain over and over to our friends and relatives what we do for a living. We’ve been the obscure operations backbone behind the scenes that make our companies…
It is safe to say that 2020 was an extremely disruptive year for the global supply chain. Now, as countries begin to roll out vaccines and an end to the pandemic appears in sight, manufacturers are looking to incorporate many…
Today, Modern Machine Shop announced the new podcast series, “Made in the USA.” The show is a six-part documentary-style series that strives to answer questions about the past, present and future of American manufacturing through exclusive interviews with world-class economists and manufacturing…
C-Sweet, a rapidly growing national organization with a mission to foster executive level relationships for women across sectors in business and industry, has announced a new virtual event- C-Sweet Reshoring American Jobs and Industries- set for Thursday, February 18, 2021,…
Lateral flow immunoassay (LFI) rapid diagnostic tests play an essential role in the fight against COVID-19’s spread, but before the pandemic erupted, many LFI devices were imported into the United States from lower-cost-manufacturing countries. As was the case with numerous…
The COVID-19 pandemic was supposed to put the final nail in the coffin of globalization and prompt a retreat into a new era of protectionism. Instead, some are now calling the crisis the Great Accelerator. The drop in international commerce…
Geneva: The Covid-19 pandemic was supposed to put the final nail in the coffin of globalization and prompt a retreat into a new era of protectionism. Instead, some are now calling the crisis the Great Accelerator. The drop in international commerce…
A decoupling of economic and political ties between the US and China is likely to be one of the most important drivers of financial markets in the emerging world during the next decade. Ever since Donald Trump swept to power…
Only a specific slice of American companies are moving factories out of China, much less returning home. Some, including electric-car builder Tesla, are even revving up their production engines on the mainland, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war aimed…
The executives at Trek Bicycle can pinpoint the day they realized the bike market was going berserk. "April 12," says Eric Bjorling, the director of brand marketing for the company. "That's when we knew we had something on our hands."…
Bringing jobs back to U.S. from China not so simple, consultant says. The trend toward globalization has become risky due to factors including unsettled international relations, ethnocentrism, trade disputes, global counterfeiting, the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions, supply-chain consultant Rosemary…