Last month, I fulfilled a boyhood dream and visited Tanzania on safari. It was unforgettable, but I must say, there is nothing like visiting another country to make you appreciate home.
GAITHERSBURG, MD—The federal Manufacturing Extension Partnership has launched a new service to help U.S. manufacturers develop stronger, more collaborative supply chains.
WASHINGTON—For the first time ever, global corporations invested more in emerging markets than the core economies of United States, Europe and Japan, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade & Development.
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.
SANTA MONICA, CA—The global supply of 14 critical raw materials is concentrated in countries with weak governance, leaving U.S. manufacturers vulnerable to shortages and putting them at a competitive disadvantage, a new report warns.
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.