productivity
Move Over Lean Six Sigma, Here Come Smart Operations
Charlie Chung: Smart Factories Are Only as Smart as Their Supply Chains
With the advent of Industry 4.0, automated manufacturing facilities require higher levels of logistics integration.
It’s been just three years since Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research coined the term Industry 4.0 to describe a manufacturing and assembly process closely aligned through interconnected machines.
Brian Littlefield: Skyrocketing Aerospace Growth and Complex Supply Chains
Commercial airplane makers are ramping up production to meet historic demand from operators around the world, but the good times come with risk in this increasingly complex business that sees supply chains sprawling further and often into emerging markets.
Now, more than ever, a mastery of aerospace logistics is key to success. Without it, the chance for failure grows.
David Abney: Ending Poverty Through Trade
How free trade can bring prosperity to people across the world.
The playwright George Bernard Shaw once wrote that poverty is “the greatest of evils and the worst of crimes.” While Shaw penned those poignant words more than a century ago, the reality is that too many people still lead lives filled with hunger and hardship.