Articles & News on Supply Chain Optimization

Leveraging Simulation Software to Address the Manufacturing Skills Gap

  • by Dominik Fry
  • May 28, 2025
  • Feature

Technology and talent aren't competing factors but complementary forces that, when properly aligned, drive manufacturing excellence.

thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services Recognized as a Top Logistics Company in North America for 2025

  • May 21, 2025
  • News

This rating underscores the market relevance of the company with its more than 80 warehouse locations in the U.S. and its various supply chain solutions.

Machinery Demand Keeps Momentum Ahead of Rising Economic Uncertainty

  • May 13, 2025
  • News

March 2025 orders increased 33.8% from February 2025 and were up 20.5% from March 2024.

Antaira 'BABA' Compliant Industrial Ethernet Switch Wins 2025 GOVIES Government Security Award

  • May 9, 2025
  • News

The new LMX-1204G-SFP-T-BABA Gigabit Ethernet switch has been recognized as winner in 2025 GOVIES Government Security Awards.

Honeywell and Teradyne Robotics Help Companies Automate Material Transport, Scale Automation Solutions

  • May 8, 2025
  • News

The collaboration will deliver intelligent automation to logistics and supply chain businesses, reducing operational costs and improving worker safety.

Here's Why You Should Attend the 2025 ISA OT Cybersecurity Summit

  • May 1, 2025
  • News

​The summit will take place 18-21 June 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Here’s why you should make it a priority to attend.

Alfa Laval Energy Division Appoints ESI Process Ltd as Distribution Partner for Industrial Process Sectors in the UK

  • May 1, 2025
  • News

Effective immediately, ESI Process (UK) Ltd will be responsible for the distribution of Alfa Laval's extensive range of products and solutions.

NEMA Supports U.S. Manufacturing Through its New Make It American Certification Program

  • April 30, 2025
  • News

The Make It American certification program helps identify products and manufacturing facilities that meet Build America, Buy America Act domestic content requirements.

Latest GDP Report Shows Mixed Messages for Manufacturers

  • April 30, 2025
  • News

Today, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its first estimate of GDP for the first quarter of 2025.

U.S. Tariffs Could Have Five Key Impacts on Chinese Manufacturing

  • by Samantha Mou
  • April 28, 2025
  • Feature

Based on recent economic data and insights from discussions with clients, Interact Analysis has identified several key impacts the tariffs could have on China’s manufacturing sector.

New Tariff and Trade Policies: What Should Supply Chain Leaders Do?

  • April 25, 2025
  • Opinion

The need to react to unexpected global disruption is now a fundamental requirement for all companies; tariffs are only the latest incarnation of what manufacturers have to deal with.

ABB Publishes Environmental Product Declaration for Distributed Control System Controllers

  • April 24, 2025
  • News

ABB becomes the first company to publish an externally verified Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for industrial controllers in distributed control systems.

Manufacturing Machinery Orders Increase in February 2025

  • April 14, 2025
  • News

New orders of metalworking machinery totaled $389.9 million in February 2025, a 9.9% increase from January and a 12.5% increase from January 2025.

Tariffs: Uncertainty Could Derail U.S. Industrial Automation Recovery in 2025

  • by Blake Griffin
  • April 14, 2025
  • Opinion

What looked to be a recovery year for industrial automation suppliers following a down market in 2024 no longer looks certain.

ISA/IEC 62443 Addresses Supply Chain Challenges

  • by Alfredo Santos & Henrique Stabelin
  • April 9, 2025
  • Feature

Implementing the ISA standard will provide needed security and stability in today’s complex supply chains.

Li-ion Battery Market Demonstrates Strong Growth, Driven by Energy Storage Shipments

  • April 2, 2025
  • News

Rates of growth are expected to increase year-on-year; with battery shipments rising by 23% in 2024 and a year-on-year growth rate of 26% forecast for 2025.

Can Europe Militarize Its Way Out of Manufacturing Stagnation?

  • by Jack Loughney
  • March 28, 2025
  • Feature

The largest producers within Europe are struggling to compete with the rest of the world when it comes to growth in the manufacturing sector.

Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Appoints Berry Mansfield as President

  • March 28, 2025
  • News

Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas has announced the appointment of Berry Mansfield as its new president, effective April 1, 2025.

Overcoming Six Obstacles in Transitioning to Green Manufacturing

  • by Zac Amos
  • March 27, 2025
  • Feature

Even gradual implementation and green improvements are better than pushing them onto the back burner.

HighByte Expands Partnership with Novotek Group

  • March 26, 2025
  • News

The distribution agreement provides the rights to market, sell and distribute HighByte Intelligence Hub in Germany, Austria and France.