Supply chain resilience amid steady disruption
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Supply chain irregularities are the new normal. To stay prepared, invest in relationships and reconsider just-in-time strategies.
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Supply chain irregularities are the new normal. To stay prepared, invest in relationships and reconsider just-in-time strategies.
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Multinational firms are grappling with new trade restrictions and protectionist measures. Researchers suggest two ways to adapt while continuing to innovate.
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Integrating robots into a manufacturing system is often prohibitively expensive. A new approach could change that.
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An ever-growing list of workarounds is weighing on your productivity and profits. Time to get your systems in order.
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Supply chain guru Yossi Sheffi identifies post-COVID-19 trends, including blockchain, robotic process automation, IoT, dark stores, and “China plus one.”
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A new research brief from MIT examines what digital innovation means for workers, training, and strategy at U.S. firms.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talks about artificial intelligence, how technology can democratize expertise, and the perils of remote work in an attention economy.
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The marriage of industrial data, artificial intelligence, and the industrial internet of things promises a new era of flexible product design.
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Industrial robots do reduce jobs and wages — especially for workers in the automotive industry and certain parts of the country.
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Supply chain restructuring has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. But don’t expect companies to completely abandon China.