What Would A Steel Tariff Mean For Manufacturers?
A potential tarriff on imported would be steel welcome news for American steel producers, but it has been cause for alarm for some American manufacturers who are big consumers of metals.
Cost-Cutting Done Right: The Building Blocks Of A Zero-Based Supply Chain
Competition, rapid product lifecycles, and supply chain shifts are making it increasingly urgent for companies to rethink their approaches to cost reduction – and fast.
Zurich’s Paul Horgan Says Public-Private Partnerships Could Fund Infrastructure Investments
America's deteriorating infrastructure is in dire need of repair and upgrades, and there are big stakes at risk for businesses and economic developers.
Digital Marketplace Platforms Could Offer New Opportunities for Manufacturers
A new platform has the potential to revolutionize manufacturing by offering the opportunity to buy and sell custom-made parts through an online portal.
4 Steps to Improving Profitability and Innovation through Supplier Relations
CEOs should get more involved in building supplier relationships. The benefit in doing so could go directly to the bottom line.
How Supply Chain Financing can Improve Cash Flow in 2017
Economic growth in the U.S. is predicted to accelerate in 2017—a welcome change to the soft economy that has defined the market in recent years.
How to Prevent Supply-Chain Scandals: a Stanford Professor Shares his Tips
The problem of unethical supply-chain practices has reared its ugly head again, challenging business leaders from even the most reputable companies to verify the stringency of their checks and balances.
Supply-Chain Costs Ease as Shipping Glut Persists
The world's biggest container line, A.P. Moller-Maersk, this morning booked a sharp decline in profit, indicating the recent spike in transport prices caused by the collapse of rival Hanjin shipping was more a blip than a boom.
Supply-Chain Costs Rise as “Nuclear Bomb” Hits Global Shipping
A crisis has emerged in the global shipping industry, pushing up transport rates and leaving CEOs questioning whether they'll need to consider passing increased supply-chain costs onto their customers.
Tips for Gauging Your Supply Chain Risk and Resilience
With supply chain risk changing daily, business leaders should keep on top of where their presence—and their risk—is the strongest, and determine where changes should be made.
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How A Former Accenture CEO Turned A Failing Leadership Into Growth
This former CEO's first year was a disaster until he shifted everyone's focus to create a customer-centric organization. What happened after that went directly to the bottom line.
What P&G Learned About Marketing From Elon Musk
While Tesla was moving ahead of the competition without spending a dime, P&G's marketing machine was watching closely.
How to Follow a Great Leader: Honeywell’s Darius Adamczyk Moves Forward
Darius Adamczyk, Honeywell International’s CEO since April, has a tough act to follow, but his priorities are optimistic and leave him lots of room for stamping his own legacy.
Meet the ‘New-Collar’ Workers in Manufacturing
Modern manufacturing no longer thinks in terms of white or blue collar—the workers it needs now are “new-collar”.