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 […]
Reshoring News
News that one of the largest hosiery knitting facilities in the world, based in the US, is to reshore its finishing and packaging operations, increasing its workforce by more than a quarter demonstrates the new confidence permeating US-based manufacturing. Low energy costs are undoubtedly a factor driving this trend, and bringing operations back ‘in house’ […]
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 […]
Six years ago, “Black Monday” entered history books when stock markets around the world crashed. Since that time and at the end of the Great Recession, the U.S. economy has added 8.3 million jobs, and the unemployment rate has fallen from 10 to 5.7 percent. That number isn’t as low as the pre-recession rate of […]
Cheap labour, growing local markets, less red tape and digital communication were some of the main reasons behind a wave of western companies shipping operations overseas at the end of the 20th century. By the turn of the millennium, over half of US businesses and a quarter of western European manufacturers had implemented […]
MetalMiner was able to obtain a copy of an alternate version of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, one that was geared more toward US manufacturing industry. Evidently it was only about two minutes long – but we were most likely the ones least surprised. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, my […]
There’s a fundamental shift underway in the transportation and logistics sector that could shorten the supply chains for shipping companies during the next few years, according to John Larkin, managing director at Stifel Transportation & Logistics Equity Research. An increase in demand for faster delivery of “last-mile goods” is leading to tighter supply chains with […]
“More than half of manufacturing executives have said they’re actively looking to bring jobs back from China, so let’s give them a reason to get that done.” US president Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech made several mentions about boosting employment, and specifically about bringing jobs back from China. The “more than half” statistic appears […]
Despite California having the largest manufacturing base in the nation, the state is growing high-paying manufacturing jobs at only one seventh of the U.S. average. The culprit in this debacle is Governor Brown’s wildly expensive alternative energy mandates that stab industrial manufacturers with electrical costs that are about double the U.S. average. The Boston Consulting […]
Derik Andreoli, Ph.D.c., senior analyst at Mercator International LLC, shares his observations on the energy sector in this exclusive interview with Supply Chain Management Review. Supply Chain Management Review: What were the most significant shifts in the energy sector last year? Derik Andreoli: The biggest story in the energy sector has to be the 30% […]
