How Manufacturers Can Adapt to the New Normal
Research confirms time and again that adaptability is the key differentiator between entities that thrive amid systemic change and those that don’t
Semiconductor Industry Needs to Recruit Talent Early
Semiconductors are a critical component for the electronics industry in the United States, yet they are largely made overseas
Manufacturing Activity Remains Sluggish
U.S. manufacturing activity in April expanded at its slowest pace in nearly two years amidst high levels of employee turnover and Covid lockdowns in China. The Institute for Supply Management’s factory index, the PMI, decreased by 1.7 percent to 55.4 as the employment, production and new orders indexes slipped slightly from March. Any number above…
New Manufacturing Rules Focus on Human Rights in the Supply Chain
Under the new rules, companies will need to identify and even prevent, end or mitigate the negative impact their activities have on human rights and the environment
Getting Down to Business: Parity Creates Productivity
Businesses are accelerating their activity in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at a time when gender diversity was hard hit from the Covid-19 pandemic. The global supply chain is feeling the effect. “For the female workforce in global supply chains, the pandemic has caused multi-faceted issues that undermine women’s economic participation and wellbeing and expose…
How Procurement Empowers ESG Accountability
The conversation has expanded to include the environment, social, and governance (ESG) footprint of partners
U.S. PMI Slips for Third Straight Month
U.S. manufacturing activity, while still expanding, eased for the third straight month in January
Tech Industry Prepares (Again) For Workplace Disruption
The omicron variant of Covid-19 hit the United States just as the electronics industry anticipated a “return to normal”
Manufacturers’ Capex & Revenue to Expand in 2022
Although U.S. manufacturers are expecting a rise in revenue and capital expenditures in 2022, supply chain constraints will get worse, according to supply managers surveyed by the Institute for Supply Management. Employment is expected to improve but at a higher cost – 73 percent of respondents expect labor and benefit costs to grow by an…
Ditch the Spreadsheets: 8 Benefits of Automating Field Service Scheduling
Editor’s note: This is the second article of a two-part series. Automating tasks within a supply network increases efficiency, reduces errors and shares actionable data among partners. Services reap many of the same benefits. Significant time savings and increased productivity Switching to an automated field service scheduling system saves time in many diverse ways. Firstly,…