No one predicted 2020 would be the year when supply chain trends would shoot to the top of everyone's watch list. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted manufacturing and supply chains around the world. Auto production in South Korea was halted…
What products and components offer the biggest opportunities for reshoring? What advanced manufacturing technology is needed to enable the reshoring? To what degree did the pandemic disrupt supply chains, and how did it affect sourcing? To answer these questions and…
Tariffs and supply chain disruption from COVID-19 prompted many businesses to consider bringing their supply chains back to North America, which is good news for American manufacturers. U.S. companies rushed to offshore manufacturing activities to low-cost labor hubs like China…
The coronavirus pandemic has left many workers wondering how their jobs will change going forward. More remote work? More personal protective equipment? And supply chain managers have been flung into the thick of the pandemic, tasked with keeping goods flowing…
For decades, low-cost supply with minimal inventory were the key tenets of supply chain management. Lean manufacturing and just-in-time delivery were how companies across the globe achieved cost control and production efficiency. For many major companies, China has been the…
SmarTech Analysis has published a new report on the state of metal 3D printing service bureaus dubbed “The Market for Metal Additive Manufacturing Services: 2020-2029.” The report illustrates the current picture of the metal additive manufacturing (AM) service market and projects…