Supply Chain - Articles, Stories & Interviews

Practical Steps for Measuring and Reducing Your Business’ Carbon Footprint

In this guide, we walk you through some basic concepts and provide a step-by-step guide for how best to decarbonize your operations quickly and on a tight budget.

Strengthening the Workforce: The Growing Demand for Talent in Manufacturing

Skilled trades are experiencing a resurgence, presenting an opportunity for employers to invest in electricians, welders, and other technical professionals that are vital to the U.S. workforce.

The Rise of Automation-as-a-Service (AaaS): Democratizing Warehouse Automation for Businesses of All Sizes

Automation-as-a-Service is a subscription-based solution that enables companies to integrate sophisticated automation tools into their operations without the hefty capital investment traditionally required for hardware, software, and maintenance.

Scottish Chemical Manufacturer ‘Struck Gold’ with Manufacturing ERP Software

Craft chemical manufacturer Stakam has managed to bring its inventory management to a new level of efficiency with MRPeasy.

Are Errors Eating Your Profits? Unlocking Lost Manufacturing Capacity and Profits

The Practical Playbook for Agile Manufacturing Executives. Are errors eating into your capacity and profits? This question resonates with manufacturing leaders across North America who are grappling with an increasingly challenging production environment.

Unlocking the Next Era of Supply Chain Maturity: How AI and Machine Learning Drive Transformation

While foundational theories like Lean Supply Chain Management, Agile Supply Chain, and the Theory of Constraints have long helped businesses streamline operations, AI & ML are emerging as catalysts that can take supply chain maturity to the next level.

The Future of Automotive Supply Chains: Integrating Sustainability with Operational Efficiency

The automotive industry is at a pivotal crossroads, driven by rapid advancements in vehicle technology and increasing regulatory pressure. As the landscape evolves, automotive manufacturers must adapt their business models and supply chains to remain competitive.

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AI as Co-Pilot: Empowering Human Leadership in Supply Chains

The future of supply chains relies on balancing automation and human judgment. Human decision-makers provide essential insight during supply chain disruptions and exceptions AI can’t handle.

5 Emerging Pain Points in the Manufacturing Supply Chain and How to Preempt Them in 2025

Leaders in the industry must recognize these incoming obstacles to prepare for them appropriately. With that in mind, here are five new or evolving threats that will affect manufacturing supply chains in 2025.

AI-Powered Additive Manufacturing Transform Production and Supply Chain

This potent merger of AI and AM fosters innovation by simplifying workflows and allowing for extraordinary design opportunities at lower costs. It signifies a new production age where advanced technology transforms efficiency and innovation.

Supply Chain - News Headlines

Matexcel Expands Its Offerings for Metal Oxide Nanoparticles

Matexcel, a leading provider of material science solutions, has announced an expansion of its product portfolio with a broader selection of metal oxide nanoparticles.

Feature Innovative Supply Chain Solutions at ProMat 2025

Attendees to learn how to enhance their operations at booth #S2303

DigiKey Collaborates with Ultra Librarian to Merge Component Discovery with Procurement

The collaboration connects the supply chain and design, giving engineers a fully integrated and contextual component discovery and procurement path directly inside the computer-aided design (CAD) environment.

Supply Chain - Featured Product

EXAIR's Gen4 Ionizing Bars
EXAIR's Gen4 Ionizing Bars

EXAIR's Gen4 Ionizing Bars

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Supply Chain - Featured Company

T J Davies, Co., Inc.

Since 1965 the T.J. Davies Company has been manufacturing retention knobs (pull studs) for direct sale and distribution. Their retention knobs are manufactured in the United States from steel drawn in the United States. T.J. Davies Company is a veteran-founded, woman-led business dedicated to consistently manufacturing high-quality products that help our customers compete globally.