QTS, which provides wire mesh-based material for the logistics industry, will relocate to a 50,000 sq ft site in Nottinghamshire in August 2015. In the next year, it also hopes to boost its 11-strong workforce to 26 staff and increase turnover to £5m from £2m. “The rise of online shopping and the need […]

This article is by Thomas Roemer, a senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and the executive director of the MIT Leaders for Global Operations program. In the last decade, we’ve lost millions of manufacturing jobs to outsourcing. According to U.S. News and World Report, there are now 5.1 million fewer American manufacturing jobs […]

Why should U.S. companies make goods in the U.S. or use U.S. suppliers? Many companies are considering expanding U.S. sourcing or reshoring production back to the U.S. in an effort to be nearer to customers. Some of the benefits of sourcing locally include increased flexibility in adapting to variable demands, shorter lead times and time […]

RESTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Software AG (Frankfurt TecDAX: SOW) today released the company’s top ten predictions for the next year in the manufacturing and supply chain industry, calling 2015 the tipping point for supply chain sentience. Next year innovative manufacturers will leap ahead by deploying more and better sensors, add more comprehensive automation and increasingly choose local […]