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Image via Flickr by US Army Africa A number of metals, including rare earth metals, necessary for the production of electronic devices such as computers, laptops, and cell phones have entered the supply chain from the troubled region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to government sources, to fund violence in the region they…
Image via Flickr MarioSpann As technology improves, robots are poised to take over factory floors around the world. This includes tasks that go beyond basic repetition. Whirlpool is one brand that is turning to robotics in its manufacturing processes. The company has implemented several new robots this year and doesn’t have plans of slowing down.Oops!…
Image via Flickr by David Villarreal Fernandez Tesla and Fisker have similar stories. They both introduced luxury sports cars to the market around the same time — Fisker’s Karma at the end of 2010 and Tesla’s Roadster at the end of 2009. They also both got loans from the U.S. Department of Energy to ramp…
Image via Flickr by BiblioArchives / LibraryArchives As supply chains around the globe become increasingly more interdependent on one another, just as new technologies make manufacturing more efficient, supply chain executives need new skills that yesterday’s C-level executive never dreamed of. In fact, need for these skilled managers is expected to far surpass how many…
Image via Flickr by Official U.S. Navy Imagery According to newly released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration in its 2010 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey, U.S. manufacturing facilities are producing about the same amount of goods while lowering their energy costs and consumption tremendously. According to the report, the U.S. manufacturing sector decreased its…
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