Manufacturing Tomorrow: How Additive Manufacturing is Affecting the Industry
Tony Uphoff reflects on the evolution of additive manufacturing as reflected by sourcing activity trends from the Thomas Network at Thomasnet.com.
Read More »Supply Chain DIVE: Demand for construction supplies soars after Hurricane Harvey
While a subsequent spike in demand for building materials is to be expected, recent data from the Thomas Index reveals new insights into sourcing activity after storms.
Read More »Supply Chain DIVE: The next spike in 3-D printing activity is due by 2018
Manufacturers are turning to the technology for more than prototypes according to buyer activity on The Thomas Network at Thomasnet.com
Read More »Investor’s Business Daily: How Private Labels Could Be Amazon, Target’s Next Cash Cow
Article cites private-label manufacturing sourcing growth according to Thomasnet.com data. Tony Uphoff comments on the rise of interest in store-brand apparel.
Read More »Valve Magazine: The Economic Effects of Fall’s Hurricanes
Shawn Fitzgerald comments on sourcing data from the platform during the weeks after hurricane Harvey.
Read More »Supply Chain DIVE: Kobe Steel’s quality scandal is an age-old supply chain tail
Article refers to the Thomas Index Report on Kobe Steel Admission of Falsified Data.
Read More »North American Shale Magazine: Harvey’s Impact on Eagle Ford Shale Operators and Gulf Refiners Differs
Article cites the Thomas Index Report on how hurricane Harvey has impacted material buying and sourcing trends in the Houston area.
Read More »EE Times: The Future is Automated
Shawn Fitzgerald reflects on automation and Industry 4.0.
Read More »Industrial Distribution Online: Video Surge In Bearing Sourcing Helping Drive Industrial Markets
Thomasnet.com’s latest Thomas Index Report discusses how an increase in bearing sourcing is helping drive increases in manufacturing.
Read More »Supply Chain DIVE: Harvey and Irma rank second and sixth in costliest storms since 1980
Damage from hurricane Harvey totaled roughly $60 billion to $100 billion in 2017 dollars, second only to Katrina in terms of cost and damage … The Thomas Index revealed increased interest in materials needed for rebuilding, allowing supply chain managers and others to better predict direct spending on specific materials and services needed in the aftermath.
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