The Swedish manufacturer will implement SEK 1 billion (US$150 million) in cost-saving measures by the end of 2013.
Sandvik to Cut 950+ Jobs Globally Read More »
Magazine recognizes companies making sustainability a core part of their strategy.
Accellos Earns 2012 Green Supply Chain Award Read More »
If employees are your most important asset, treat them that way.
Tip: Reward Employees for High Performance to Get High Performance Read More »
Seven of 12 Federal Reserve Districts reported slowing or contraction in manufacturing.
Federal Reserve: Economy Expands at ‘Measured Pace’ Read More »
While executives may think they can trust their intuition, they may be missing big opportunities if they don’t look at the data.
The Imprecision of Intuition Read More »
Regional machinery, resource and steel sectors declined, and auto sector production was flat.
Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index Down 1.2% in October Read More »
Advance report: Excluding transportation, new orders increased 1.5 percent.
New Orders for Durable Goods Flat in October Read More »
App is organized not by product category but by solution.
WESCO Launches New Data Center App for iPad Read More »
Model lets customers be served when, where and how they want, Grainger U.S. President Court Carruthers said recently.
Multichannel Approach is ‘Heart’ of Grainger’s Business Read More »
Precision broadens aerostructures reach with acquisition of CA-based manufacturer.
Precision Castparts Agrees to Buy Synchronous Aerospace Group Read More »
Manufacturing production expected to increase 2 percent in 2013 pending ‘fiscal cliff’ compromise.
MAPI Forecast: Moderate Growth in 2013, 2014 Read More »
The index’s three-month moving average, CFNAI-MA3, decreased from -0.36 in September to -0.56 in October.
Chicago Fed National Activity Index Decreases in October Read More »
Good forecasting requires more than just software, Jon Schreibfeder says in latest episode of Executive Briefing.
Invest in Forecasting Now to Save Time & Money Later Read More »
The Conference Board LEI for the U.S. increased 0.2 percent in October to 96.
Conference Board Leading Economic Index Increases in October Read More »
In Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance, Harvard Business School professors Gary Pisano and Willy Shih explain their view that when U.S. companies outsource their manufacturing operations, much of the country’s ability to innovate and compete goes overseas, as well. Shih, a professor of management practice, spoke with MDM staff writer Angela Poulson on why a manufacturing renaissance would bolster the U.S. economy. He also discusses the importance of building and maintaining “industrial commons” to fuel this revival.
MDM: Why did you write this book?
Willy C. Shih: Our main purpose was to elevate the discussion in this country on what we think is a very important topic. There is a lot of high-level, circumstantial discussion about manufacturing and jobs, and what we really wanted to do is get a more detailed discussion going so that policy makers and leaders in the industry and the public sector can have a more intelligent discussion about core issues.
MDM: Your book’s subtitle is Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance. Broadly speaking, why does the U.S. need a manufacturing renaissance, and how in this case do you define one?
MDM Interview: Wanted – A U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance Read More »
Sales and inventories data for wholesaler-distributors in September 2012.
Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: September 2012 Read More »
This article looks at how one distribution sector is tackling the data standardization challenge in collaboration with manufacturers and end-users through the Foodservice GS1 US Standards Initiative.
National foodservice redistributor Dot Foods has used EDI to automate transactions with suppliers for many years. But when product data between manufacturers and distributors doesn’t match, “all that efficiency goes out the window,” says Debbie Bower, e-commerce manager for Dot Foods, Mt. Sterling, IL. When …
Foodservice Sector Tackles Data Standards Read More »
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With the election over, most of the attention on Washington has returned to the looming “fiscal cliff” and the potential broad-stroke cuts to government programs, with particularly large cuts targeting the Department of Defense. MDM spoke with distributors and manufacturers about the impact of defense and other government spending cuts on business and how they have responded to the shifts that have already occurred.
In 2011, a congressional super-committee failed to come up with a plan to cut $1.2 trillion from the U.S. budget. As a result, a slate of across-the-board cuts was put into motion, automatically slashing …
Defense Cuts Hit Distributors Read More »
Modern Distribution Management’s Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.
MDM Industrial Inflation Index: September 2012 Read More »
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