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10 Issues Keeping Manufacturers and Distributors Up At Night for 2015

GlobalTranz

We believe they are worthy of discussion in 2015 as they are more pressing than ever as competition continues to heat up with current incumbents and the growing competition from start ups. We’ve conducted brand preference studies of manufacturers. Are we meeting their needs? And do you want brand awareness or brand preference.

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Steel Fabrication and General Manufacturing Tips and Tricks for 2015

GlobalTranz

There’s been a lot of progress made in the steel industry in general and here are some of the tips and tricks to expect from the steel fabrication industry for 2015: Buying Equipment. Fabricators now are trying to be fast enough to meet any and all customer needs whenever they crop up. The keyword here is fast.

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What’s Next for The Freight Market with Chris Pickett

The Logistics of Logistics

Before joining Coyote in 2006, Chris spent his early career in supply chain software development and network design – and studied at as many Eastern US tech schools as he could: earning a B.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, an M.Eng. in Logistics from MIT, and an MBA from Georgia Tech.

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The Cancer of Fear

The Lean Thinker

I am sitting in on a daily production status meeting. The site has been in trouble meeting its schedule, and the division president is on the call. In a completely different organization, there were pre-meetings before the meeting with the chief of engineering. The call ends. This is understandable.

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Executive Rounding: Taking the Organization’s Vitals

The Lean Thinker

The second case study was about Meritus Health in Hagerstown, Maryland , and I want to go into a little more depth here about an element that has, so far, been a keystone to the positive changes they are seeing. Copyright © 2015, Mark Rosenthal. And yes, my wife pointed out the misspelling “continous” on the magazine cover.).

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3 Responsive Technologies Reshaping Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

As of January 2015, 48 percent of manufacturers said they were ready for these revolutionary changes, according to McKinsey & Company. For instance, Tata Consultancy Services describes a case study of a $2 billion manufacturing company that creates most of its revenue by making products to order.

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

GlobalTranz

Motivations and Stats on the State of Reshoring in 2015. And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. 7.8%, and currently meet or exceed U.S. Many off-shore manufacturers have returned to the U.S., a move known as reshoring.