Gartner Survey Reveals 69% of CEOs View Sustainability as a Growth Opportunity
Sixty-nine percent of CEOs view sustainability as a leading business growth opportunity in 2024, according to a recent survey of CEOs and senior executives by Gartner, Inc. “As CEOs reset their long-term strategies, environmental sustainability remains one of the leading factors that will frame competition,” said Kristin Moyer, Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner. “Despite much corporate greenwash, recent […]
Japan’s Supply Chain Heavily Reliant on China, Especially for Laptops and Air Conditioners
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry’s 2024 White Paper on International Economy and Trade reveals that in its examination of imported goods sources, over half of the import value for 1,406 product categories (accounting for over 30% of the total) comes from China. This figure is 1.5 times higher than that of the […]
Build vs Buy Software Series #2: Seven Critical Questions -What Should We Build?
The first blog post in this series from Critical Manufacturing reviewed some fundamental questions that any company that is considering building an enterprise-scale MES (Manufacturing Execution System) should answer for themselves before embarking on this difficult journey. Now, you have to decide what to build—what the end product should look like. This second blog takes a look at a framework that can guide you in making those decisions.