Early in 2011, instrumentation manufacturer Dynisco Inc. implemented a four-year continuous improvement program to help the company and its subsidiaries meet ongoing challenges at several regional and international plants.
On Feb. 21, West Coast port employers and their union reached a tentative five-year agreement on a new contract. The pact concludes a nine-month standoff that resulted in significant slowdowns at 29 ports from Los Angeles to Seattle.
GAITHERSBURG, MD—The federal Manufacturing Extension Partnership has launched a new service to help U.S. manufacturers develop stronger, more collaborative supply chains.
TROY, MI—With manufacturing supply chains spanning the globe, the opportunities for corruption have increased, warns a new study by Grant Thornton and World Trade 100 magazine.
NEW YORK—More than half of manufacturing executives report that supply chain disruptions have become more costly over the past three years, and 45 percent think their supply chain risk management programs are only somewhat effective or not effective at all, according to a new survey by Deloitte Consulting.
WASHINGTON—Connecting industrial operations to the Internet could lead to significant gains in productivity, potentially worth $10 trillion to $15 trillion globally, a study by General Electric.