New Technologies and Data are Key to Preparing for Covid-19 as a “Constant” in Business Throughout 2020

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But beyond these general guidelines, there are a number of recommendations we’re seeing based on the best practices of more advanced manufacturers we work with. These revolve, in many cases, around adopting new technologies and data sources to drive automation and insight.

Should We Apply Market Economics to Safety?

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To understand a classic supply and demand environment, we need look no further than the boom of hand sanitizer in recent months.

Back To Work: How Will it Look?

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These activities are not just new workplace safety requirements (many of which we are all still waiting guidance on). They represent a new social contract designed to foster the trust of employees, contractors, suppliers and customers -- and all others that come in contact with our facilities, not to mention the goods and services we all deliver.

Manufacturing and COVID-19: A Survival Guide

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In this month’s Publisher’s Page, we first share some of the highlights that NAM (National Association of Manufacturers) provided in a recent policy statement on COVID-19.

Should Coronavirus Cause Us to Rethink Globalization?

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Coming out of the crisis, this will beg the question: should we consider policy to make US manufacturing less dependent on the weakest link in these supply chains, pandemic or otherwise?