In professional sports, every team wants to find and retain “franchise players”—those few key personnel who are vital to winning a championship.

At Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI)—the world’s largest automotive seat maker—sustainability has become just as important as innovation.

It is rare for CEOs of competing airlines to be passengers on the same flight. But, that’s exactly what happened June 3, 2016, on SWISS Airlines’ flight BBA505, from Dublin to Zurich.

Logistics and supply chain management is more important to manufacturers than ever. Supplier collaboration, speed and agility are essential today. However, forecasting demand, managing raw materials, procuring parts, tracking work-in-process inventory and shipping finished goods to customers can be a daunting task.

Less than four years after opening, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Inc. (KMMG) celebrated the assembly of its one millionth vehicle on July, 11, 2013.

The Industrial Internet of Things will enable manufacturers to use real-time data to drive continuous improvement.

Data from a traceability system can be used for process improvement, defect resolution and regulatory compliance.

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.

Whether your company makes car parts, blenders or chocolate-chip cookies, today’s global supply chains pose numerous risks to manufacturers.