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Manufacturing and the Titanium Economy

Enterra Insights

We all know the storyline that insists advanced economies have moved on from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age and have become service-focused rather than a manufacturing-focused. ” Santhanam is one of a trio of co-authors who have labeled this manufacturing resurgence the “Titanium Economy.” ”[4].

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Skillfully Managing Manufacturing Reshoring Projects

GlobalTranz

There’s more involved in successfully reshoring a foreign manufacturing operation back to the U.S. Reshoring is a hot topic in manufacturing. These “Bring Manufacturing Back” initiatives have many moving parts and require careful planning and execution and very skillful project management. Innovation and Automation.

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Time for Value Chain 4.0?

Supply Chain Shaman

His belief is that there was less follow-on innovation from the third industrial revolution. The effect was primarily on office productivity and entertainment, but not on manufacturing. ” As I turned down my bed, amused by the coverage of the primary election results of South Carolina and Nevada on CNN.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

territorial waters off the coast of South Carolina. The companies want the solution to work with the products exactly as they’re currently manufactured, which means handling a wide range of resins and shapes. On February 4, the U.S. Air Force shot down the balloon over U.S.

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Say Customer Service and Mean It

Supply Chain Shaman

I called the customer service line for the manufacturer and was told that the only thing I could do was call a maintenance specialist. The two primary manufacturing sites are located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Irmo, South Carolina. The Sleep Number’s Innovation Timeline for Supply Chain Redefinition. Everybody.”.

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What Steph Curry and LeBron James Can Teach Us About Innovation

GlobalTranz

“You have to see this kid from Davidson,” said my friends who had brought me to a small college gym in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in 2008, as I watched a midseason college basketball game of little importance. These improvements often determine whether a manufacturer is competitive with its rivals across town or across the globe.

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Trump’s China Cold War Yields Hard Look at Global Supply Chains

Material Handling & Logistics

During a visit to the manufacturing heartland of Guangdong province in October, Xi reiterated a mantra that China must strive to be self-reliant, especially on innovation. European companies such as BMW AG are being forced by the new tariffs to rethink models that now see them export SUVs from South Carolina to China.

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