Two terrific articles on the disruptive business model of micro-factories and how they are transforming supply chains and the environmental footprint of manufacturing.
World Economic Forum: Localized microfactories - the new face of globalized manufacturing
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/06/localized-micro-factories-entrepreneurs-and-consumers/
IndustryWeek: Micro-factories not mega-factories will build it back better
Manufacturing matters because the high-wage jobs it provides are the foundation of the middle class. Besides these high-wage jobs, the Brookings Institution says it provides “commercial innovation (th
In these challenging economic times, students, parents and employers, the customers of the public education system are questioning why they should remain loyal to a system that is not producing skille
A recent survey of SME manufacturers by Aptean software points to several interesting insights about the state of Digital Transformation in US manufacturing. 1. Companies believe their maturity i