Supply Chain
Striking Goodyear Workers Approve Pact, Reluctantly
December 28, 2006 11:59 pm | News | CommentsDeal includes health care fund for retirees, but can't stop closure of Texas plant.
Truck Tonnage Index Drop In November Portends Economic Slowdown
December 28, 2006 4:12 am | by Anita LaFond, News Editor | News | CommentsTruck Tonnage Index For November falls 3.6 percent, single worst month since last recession, according to American Trucking Associations.
Striking Alcoa Employees In Cleveland Heading Back To Work
December 27, 2006 10:47 pm | by Manufacturing.net Staff | News | CommentsAgreement reached to end 8-week strike at Cleveland Works facility.
Chrysler Starts Production Of Jeep Patriot At Upgraded Illinois Plant
December 20, 2006 6:21 am | News | CommentsPlant has become flagship for flexible manufacturing.
Nissan 's Head Of North American Manufacturing Retiring
December 14, 2006 12:47 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief | News | CommentsDan Gaudette will be replaced by Bill Krueger, who was VP of manufacturing in Smyrna.
Expansion Seen For Supplier Relationship Management Market
December 13, 2006 5:36 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsNew study by ARC Advisory Group sees market growing at an annual 8.2 percent rate.
Dubai Ports Company Selling Off U.S. Operations
December 11, 2006 1:38 am | News | CommentsCompany was at center of ports-management storm earlier in year.
Hometown Crowd: Chinese Companies Moving To Wal-Mart 's Birthplace
December 6, 2006 6:48 am | by Marcus Kabel, Associated Press | News | CommentsChinese companies are moving to northwest Arkansas to be closer to buyers.
Flexibility In Your Supply Chain
December 6, 2006 1:56 am | by Rajib Roy, Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, Optiant | Articles | CommentsSupply chains are anything but rigid. Your ability to adapt to unforeseen changes can define your level of success in hitting targeted customer service levels, reducing costs, and achieving competitive advantage.
First Major Storm Of The Season Slams Midwest, But Not The Supply Chain
December 1, 2006 7:19 am | by Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten, Web Editor, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsThe first major snowstorm of the season has forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights in the Midwest and caused a Fed Ex cargo plane to slide off the runway at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
Parts Suppliers: How To Avoid The Fate Of The U.S. Steel Industry
November 22, 2006 2:18 am | by Dave Gleditsch, CTO, Pelion Systems | News | CommentsHow prepared are suppliers to respond to the continued falling demand? And what is the way out of this continued decline?
Toy Story: Chinese Manufacturers Hit By Unexpected Demand, Labor Issues
November 20, 2006 12:48 am | News | CommentsToy shortage appears likley this holiday season, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Non-U.S. Sourcing Expected To Rise Further
November 17, 2006 7:10 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsStudy anticipates 41 to 50 percent of all goods and materials to be purchased from sources outside U.S.
Determining When To Outsource: Indicators For Pharmaceutical Companies
November 15, 2006 7:45 am | by Vicki Tauscher Phelan, EquaTerra | News | CommentsIs your company ready to make the move? These indicators can help you decide.
Hanes Closing Puerto Rico Manufacturing Facility
November 15, 2006 12:52 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsCompany moving production to Caribbean basin.
SPX Chief Operating Officer Riordan Leaving To Join Terex
November 13, 2006 12:49 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsSPX said it will streamline structure, eliminate COO position.
Hitachi Consulting Names New Head Of Industrial Manufacturing
November 7, 2006 1:14 am | by Manufacturing.net Staff | News | CommentsTroy Lutes will lead business to help manufacturers solve problems across their enterprise.
Illinois Group Pays Off Big-Time For Manufacturers
November 6, 2006 5:50 am | by Tom Granahan, Editor-In-Chief, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsBy helping small and mid-sized manufacturers implement new strategies, production techniques and cost-saving technology, the Illinois Manufacturing Extension Center says companies it worked with will realize about $450 million in sales, costs savings and employment gains in fiscal 2006.
Arcelor Mittal Temporarily Slows Flat Steel Production In Europe
October 31, 2006 1:41 am | by Manufacturing.net Staff | News | CommentsReducd output in facilities in France and Spain will help to balance inventory levels.
What The ISM Report Doesn't Say
October 16, 2006 6:09 am | by Fred H. Fishman, Manager, Strategic Procurement Programs, TechSolve, Inc. | Articles | CommentsAfter years of stable pricing, suppliers of "pieces and things" all now see a reason to reinitiate their prior practice of providing their manufacturing customers with periodic price increase letters. To find out how to better cope with this trend, read on.
Cost-Based Analytics Can Improve Distributor Supplier Relationships
October 13, 2006 6:44 am | by Brett Holland, Chief Operating Officer, Akoya, Inc., Northfield, IL | News | CommentsArbitrarily setting price can lead to costing inefficiencies. A collaborative, cost-based system can make a difference.
RFID and Logistics: Four Trends You Need to Know
October 12, 2006 4:02 am | by Tom Singer | Articles | CommentsTrends are born, live and die, according to the demands of the market. In the supply-chain world, relentless competitive forces are constantly pushing and pulling processes, technologies and strategies. Although these major trends will continue to influence manufacturing and logistics operations for the foreseeable future, here are four trends to watch for.
RFID Twist: Liquid Logistics Equals Reduced Risk
October 11, 2006 7:27 am | by Wally Klatch, Vice President of Operations, LiquiChain | News | CommentsRisk exists in every supply chain, but a supply flow built for liquid products goes a long way to reduce risk factors. Find out why discrete methods simply can’t compete with liquid-based methods.
Maximizing Enterprise-Wide Management Of Pharmaceutical Wireless Systems
September 25, 2006 9:01 am | by Ian McPherson, Apprion and Hesh Kagan, Invensys Process Systems | Articles | CommentsThe need for an overall management platform for different wireless systems has become even more critical as use spreads to different departments and different locations.
Aberdeen: Supply Chain Finance Offers Stablily For End-To-End Supply Chain
September 25, 2006 3:32 am | by Amy Radishofski, Staff Reporter, Manufacturing.net | News | CommentsOver two-thirds of companies report they are either investigating or implementing Supply Chain Finance (SCF) programs to lower end-to-end costs, according to a study from The Aberdeen Group.
