Articles Tagged with ''supply chain''

Resiliency in the Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain Requires a Team Approach

November 14, 2023

Companies involved in creating the products and components that are critical to our everyday lives face an urgent need to make their supply chains less vulnerable to events that could interrupt their businesses.

Registration Now Open For The 2nd Annual Assembly Show South Taking Place May 1-2, 2024, In Nashville, Tn

Three Day Event to be Co-Located with The Quality Show South

August 10, 2023

Adhesives and Dispensing

The Sticky Business of Adhesive Sourcing and Replacement

The process of identifying alternative sources for adhesives is more complex than that for other assembly components.

Douglas Corrigan, Ph.D. James Swope

June 1, 2023

In most cases, finding a second source for commodity parts, such as fasteners, is fairly straightforward. However, the process is more complicated with adhesives,

The ASSEMBLY Show South trade show floor

The 1st Annual ASSEMBLY Show South Attracts Thousands of Manufacturing Professionals to Nashville, TN

Three Day Event Offered Product Sourcing, Education and Networking

April 6, 2023

Kenneth Engel of Schneider Electric speaks about supply chain issues

ASSEMBLY Show South Trade Show Floor Officially Opens In Nashville

Day Two Of Event Taking Place Thursday, April 6

April 6, 2023

New Guidelines Address Supply Chain Sustainability in Automotive Industry

Austin Weber

September 1, 2022

Electrification isn’t the only paradigm shift transforming the automotive manufacturing landscape today. Sustainability is also forcing companies to rethink traditional production models. A new initiative involving some of the auto industry’s biggest players will affect the global supply chain.

The Automotive Industry and the Chip Shortage

Jon Quigley

December 16, 2021

We take for granted that our supply chains will deliver the products we desire, or at least we once did. We don't care about their complexity. How could there be complexity? They have always delivered reliably.

ISM Report Shows Continued Strength of Manufacturing

December 15, 2021

WASHINGTON—The latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business from the Institute for Supply Management indicates the U.S. manufacturing sector grew slightly in November, while the overall economy expanded for an 18th consecutive month.

Manufacturers Needed to Participate in Survey of Reshoring Opportunities

March 5, 2021

MCLEAN, VA—What products and components offer the biggest opportunities for reshoring? What advanced manufacturing technology is needed to enable the reshoring? To what degree did the pandemic disrupt supply chains, and how did it affect sourcing? To answer these questions and better understand the needs of the manufacturing technology community, AMT—The Association for Manufacturing Technology and the Reshoring Initiative are asking manufacturers to participate in an online survey to help in rebuilding the supply chain. The survey is open through March 31.

Digitize Supply Chain Data to Accelerate Subassembly Launches

William Crane

October 12, 2020

PFEP software can reduce new product launch timelines by as much as a third by enhancing team productivity.

On Demand Learn how manufacturers are bridging the gap between the shop floor and ERP systems to gain real-time visibility, streamline operations, and kick-start digital transformation—without waiting years.

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On Demand In this presentation, Dr. Herman Tang shares practical insights from his industry experience and research on buffer management in manufacturing operations.