Scout Selects, Toyota Launches and How Northrop Grumman Gets It Right: IndustryWeek's Weekly Review
Trump, tariffs and the latest in EV-related news top this edition of IndustryWeek's Weekly Reads, which shares with you the most-consumed content over the past seven days. Our Top 10 for this week are:
Trump Administration Plans to Defund MEPs Next Year, Ignoring Congress’ Allocation: Programs in all 50 states threatened as NIST plans not to distribute funds that lawmakers allocated to the manufacturing extension partnerships.
Section 232 Steel Tariffs Are Getting Results: America needs trade tools that can advance our national and economic security interests.
EV Notes: Rivian Grows More Confident in R2’s Unit Economics: Also: Scout picks its U.S. HQ and an autonomous electric truck company strikes a SPAC deal.
Escaping OEE Purgatory: Why Micro-Level Tracking Matters: Underperformance during individual steps is tough to accurately measure.
How HR Can Lead AI Transformation Without Losing Culture and Engagement: Lean principles that drive operational excellence can help build workforce capability and confidence.
Trump Signs Order to Lower Tariffs on Beef, Coffee, Other Goods: Washington's latest announcement comes a day after it unveiled trade agreements with Argentina, Guatemala, Ecuador and El Salvador.
Manufacturing's Economic Power Is Grossly Underestimated: Official measurements don't capture the number of jobs tied to the industry, the value-add to the U.S. economy and the innovation created.
Toyota Launches North Carolina Battery Plant, Announces Additional US Investment of up to $10 Billion: “Toyota is a pioneer in electrified vehicles, and the company’s significant manufacturing investment in the U.S. and North Carolina further solidifies our commitment to team members, customers, dealers, communities and suppliers,” says Ted Ogawa, president and CEO of Toyota Motor North America.
Podcast: Does Size Matter in a Lean Transformation? Yes, it does. Step one navigating the challenges is recognizing that they exist.
How Northrop Grumman Gets the Right People Involved with Digital Transformation: Northrop Grumman’s Oscar Castillo shares what he’s learned about keeping the people writing checks for new systems and the people who will actually use the equipment happy.