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How Do We Know National Network for Manufacturing Innovation is Working? Because China is Copying It.

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Editor's note: This is a guest blog from our friend Adam Nager from the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation or ITIF. In this post, Adam discusses the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation or NNMI and how it relates to the Made in China 2025 initiative. . What Is National Network for Manufacturing Innovation?

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

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Starting this week, customers across the US will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages , with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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What Steph Curry and LeBron James Can Teach Us About Innovation

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James and Curry have come to dominate the NBA in two very different ways, and in doing so embody two very different types of innovation. Most teams win—and most players succeed—through a series of incremental innovations that provide continuous, but gradual improvement. Imagine an NBA team like a product.

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AASHTO 2019 Annual Meeting, Oct. 5-9

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The Ivalua team will be attending the AASHTO 2019 Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. The Annual Meeting offers transportation executives the opportunity to network and share the latest in industry policies and innovations. Come and visit us at Booth 418! Ivalua at AASHTO.

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Investing in Manufacturing Innovation & Competitiveness: Will the next Silicon Valley be located in the United States?

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Editor's Note : In this guest blog post from Adams Nager, of ITIF (Information Technology & Innovation Foundation) , he stresses the importance of fostering innovation and spurring competitiveness of American Manufacturing by focusing on more R&D from both the public and private sectors. In fact, much of U.S. Unless the U.S.

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Reshoring Optimism, But Not Much Else

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To recoup lost manufacturing strength, America needs a strong manufacturing strategy to boost research and development, encourage innovation, and ensure the United States remains a leader in advanced, emerging industries. Prior to ITIF, Adams was a student at Washington University in St. Louis, where he earned an M.A.

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

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With these reforms, the United States would have a chance to make up ground and remain competitive internationally in the global race for innovation. Prior to ITIF, Adams was a student at Washington University in St. Louis, where he earned an M.A. in Political Economy and Public Policy and a B.A.