Rooted in three core principles of social responsibility, environmental regeneration, and economic success, circular manufacturing is not just theory anymore.
New orders for manufactured goods contracted for the sixth straight month through February, and manufacturing output is down 1.7% from its post-pandemic peak.
Japan faces a global slowdown, the soaring cost of raw materials and calls for firms to raise wages for their workers to help ease a cost-of-living crisis.
Germany’s economy has faltered because of the energy crisis. German GDP fell by 0.4% in the final three months of 2022, according to data published February 24 by the country’s Federal Statistics Office.
Digitization efforts across manufacturing have created new opportunities with digital twins, predictive maintenance and cloud systems. And while these technologies are changing the industry, we have an opportunity to do more.
Sadhna Gupta, assistant manager of procurement research with Aranca, describes recent trends in the price and availability of silicon metal, an essential material for global manufacturing, as well as the outlook for the coming year.
Tesla Inc. is recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicles after U.S. authorities said its automated-driving technology could increase the risk of a crash.
The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the industrial manufacturing industry. Learn how industrial manufacturing companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.
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