Manufacturing Productivity Declines in the First Quarter

Manufacturing Productivity Declines in the First Quarter

With Covid-19 still ravaging the world larges economy, productivity is currently at it lowest since 2015. The manufacturing sector has witnessed series of job cuts and production hours reduced as a response to the stay at home and shelter in place orders in the United...
Will COVID-19 Accelerate the Adoption of AI and Robotics

Will COVID-19 Accelerate the Adoption of AI and Robotics

COVID-19 is the biggest disruption the manufacturing sector has experienced in the 21st century. Unlike other forms of disasters that affects the infrastructure, the pandemic is targeting the human resources of businesses. This is why the study by Global Data is...
Choosing the Best Supply Chain Fallback Plan

Choosing the Best Supply Chain Fallback Plan

At this point in the history of human race, we all have a lesson to learn about making plans. Manufacturing businesses are not left out of this moral lesson class; their lack of foresight by dealing with only a single supplier through the production chain. Not just a...
Small Business Assistance During Coronavirus Outbreak

Small Business Assistance During Coronavirus Outbreak

Nothing has prepared small business orders of what is to happen to them in the event of a pandemic. In ways more than one, the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the viability, profitability, and continuity of small businesses. This phenomenon is not just peculiar to...