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The Biggest Manufacturing Industry Trends in 2022

Unleashed

Internet of Things (IoT) trends in manufacturing The Internet of Things (IoT) has long been touted as a technology which will upend the way we live, work and play. Global contract manufacturing is forecast to grow at a CAGR of over 9% until 2026. But other trends in this space are also becoming clear.

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The Future of Retail Supply Chain: What’s in Store?

Logistics Bureau

While talking technology, retail companies will need plenty of it to meet the challenge of last mile distribution in 2026 and beyond. If we can crowdsource the transportation of people from door to door, retail products should present little problem. Technology for the Last Mile and More. Upstream Technology.

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A vision for a transparent global Rare Earth Element system using blockchain technology

Provenance

It is forecasted that by 2026, demand will mainly be linked to the rise in clean energy technology, in particular for neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets –– critical components for electric and hybrid vehicles as well as wind turbines. In Chapter 3, we presented three scenarios for a blockchain-backed sustainable REE system.