Supply Chain Planning in the Digital Business Era
We live in a world of unprecedented data generation, business speed and innovation. Spreadsheet planning is unsustainable in this digital business era. To keep up, a new set of solutions is needed that automate non-value add tasks, unify data across the supply chain and provide smart answers.
Important Amendment for Automotive Applications Addendum to IPC-6012D, Last Days to Comment
The Final Draft for Industry Review of IPC-6012DA with Amendment 1, Automotive Applications Addendum to IPC-6012D, Qualification and Performance Specification for Rigid Printed Boards, is available for review and comment. Chair of the task group developing the standard Jan Pedersen urges the industry to take a final look before the final result goes for the […]
May Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) at 58.7%
New Orders, Production, and Employment Growing Supplier Deliveries Slowing at Faster Rate; Backlog Growing Raw Materials Inventories Growing; Customers’ Inventories Too Low Prices Increasing at Faster Rate; Exports and Imports Growing (Tempe, Arizona) — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in May, and the overall economy grew for the 109th consecutive month, say the nation’s […]
US Navy selects Naval Strike Missile as new, over-the-horizon weapon
TUCSON, Ariz., The U.S. Navy has selected the Naval Strike Missile, offered by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and Kongsberg Gruppen, to meet its over-the-horizon requirement for littoral combat ships and future frigates. Raytheon will manufacture and deliver over-the-horizon weapon systems under a $14.8 million contract for offensive missiles loaded into launching mechanisms, and a single fire control suite. The […]
Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Comment on U.S. Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
TORONTO – Mark Nantais, President of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association issued the following statement on the punitive nature of the imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs on the Canada, Mexico and the EU by President Trump: “Considering the high integration of the auto industry across Canada, Mexico and the United States, the imposition of these tariffs will undermine our global competitiveness and […]