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6 Manufacturing Trends You Need to Know

Arena Solutions

The global manufacturing sector has seen an upswing, a technological renaissance of sorts. Since the start of 2012, more people graduating from college and universities are entering the engineering/manufacturing fields. The manufacturing sector has been severely impacted by this trend because production jobs are highly technical.

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How Manufacturers Can Take Control of Inventory with RFID Technology

QAD

Manufacturers may not think they have much in common with the retail companies beyond producing the products that stock store shelves, but there could be a lot to learn from the latter as the manufacturing headwinds of the last few years carry into 2023. Walmart Has Embraced RFID Technology – Should You?

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4 Key Trends to Watch in Smart Manufacturing and Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

The advancements in 3D printing and 'Additive Manufacturing,' coupled with supply chain efficiencies, could make distributed manufacturing a reality, ushering in the era of smart manufacturing. The Continual Coverage and Now Reality of Smart Manufacturing with 3D Printing.

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Digital and the Supply Chain—How Far Have We Come?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The impact was across manufacturing plants, transport networks, warehouses, and retail outlets. Our analysis of digital and non-digital manufacturers over time shows an index of profit performance, with digital manufacturers outpacing their peers (Figure 1). Source: IDC 2021—Digital Analysis: Manufacturing.

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Introducing EventWatchAI 5.0: 100M New Sources, Near Real-Time Reporting

Resilinc

Overall, EventWatch AI sent alerts for over 15,000 events – pulling data from 104 million news sources across 100 languages and countries. Of these events, nearly 60% impacted Resilinc’s customers and their suppliers which operate across major industries such as automotive, hi-tech, aerospace, and healthcare.

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How Blockchain Can Improve Manufacturing In 2019

IQMS

By 2023, 30% of manufacturing companies with more than $5B in revenue will have implemented Industry 4.0 Blockchain’s greatest potential to deliver business value is in manufacturing. provide valuable insights into how blockchain can improve supply chains and manufacturing. A copy of the study is available here (PDF, 32 pp.,

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

Supply Chain Matters

In our prior highlights and perceptions of September and October published indices , we observed that the numbers once again signaled continued contraction in global manufacturing output and product demand levels. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. in November.