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Gary Hamel claims companies have poured too much time and effort into restructuring and refining operating systems, while neglecting to reenvision management models....More

C-TPAT program helps ensure a safe and secure flow of goods....More

Manufacturers need to get better at monitoring their global supply chain partners as they expand overseas....More

Where will U.S. manufacturers be spending their money in 2014? Chances are good that a lot of it will be invested in global expansion, particularly in high-tech markets and emerging economies outside of the U.S. This doesn't necessarily mean that the push for reshoring has slowed, but rather that U.S. manufacturers -- weary of a sluggish domestic recovery -- are setting their sights on what they see as the next big growth opportunity: geographic expansion....More

When everything is online, security is everyone's job....More

MAPI predicts GDP growth in Developing Asia to accelerate modestly from 6.3% in 2013 to 6.5% in 2014....More

A conversation with Rockwell CEO Keith Nosbusch about how connected technologies can help build a better business for a 
better world....More

Too many manufacturers neglect a powerful worker-engagement tool: the employee value proposition....More

Texas manufacturers reported growth for the third month in a row in November, the Dallas Federal Reserve said in its monthly Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey. The production index jumped from 13.3 in October to 16.9 in November and capacity utilization also climbed from 11.9 to 16.2, its highest level since March 2011, the bank reported. New orders dipped slightly from 6.2 to 5.4 in November but remained in growth territory, the seventh consecutive month of increased demand....More

This is the first expansion outside of Canada for Pharma Medica Research....More

The total value of the 777X agreements is more than $95 billion....More