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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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The Top Dozen Supply Chain Innovations of All-Time

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The Top Dozen Supply Chain Innovations of All-Time I am very keen on the subject of supply chain innovation right now, for a variety of reasons. First, CEOs across the globe are putting innovation as the top or near top priority for the companies they run. But I would argue that supply chain innovation is not well understood.

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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 AASHTO Annual Meeting is one of the industry’s most important gatherings of transportation, government and commercial organizations. Come and visit us at Booth 418! Ivalua at AASHTO.

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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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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.

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Worried About Foreign H-1B Hirers? Award More H-1B Visas!

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H-1B workers and other immigrants also contribute heavily to American innovation at the highest levels. Author information Adams Nager Economic Research Analyst at Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Adams Nager is an economic research analyst at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.

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

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from Washington University St. Louis, M.S. As if this wasn’t enough, transportation costs are rising and forcing companies to constantly adjust and optimize. And because transportation costs are easily one of our bigger expenses, we’re always looking for ways we can do things more efficiently. University of North Texas.