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Manufacturing Labor Productivity: A Vital Metric to Spur for American Manufacturing to Compete

GlobalTranz

Economists agree that the only way to achieve real, sustainable growth is through technology. Prior to ITIF, Adams was a student at Washington University in St. Louis, where he earned an M.A. Unfortunately, investment in R&D by the federal government is declining. in Political Economy and Public Policy and a B.A.

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28 supply chain professionals share the biggest challenges of supply chain management

6 River Systems

Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively. from Washington University St.