Cloud Wars Podcast: The Gift of Speed - Episode 18
On Uphoff on Industry, Tony Uphoff discusses disruptive new trends in the digital-industrial worlds with Bob Evans. Listen as they discuss how technology and the gift of speed are making companies much more agile.
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GritDaily: Why Reshoring Resonates With Millennial Values
While 73% of millennial customers are willing to invest more into their purchases if they know they’ll be supporting sustainable products, they still want to be able to rely upon the lightning-bolt-fast turnaround times established by Amazon Prime. To accomplish this mission, reshoring is the answer and having smaller, local factories will pave the way forward.
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Forbes: 3 Underreported Trends That Will Accelerate Reshoring
At Thomas, we’ve been tracking supply chain shifts since the Covid-19 pandemic began, and our data shows that interest in reshoring is accelerating. Here are three under-reported trends that will help manufacturers speed up their reshoring efforts.
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Small Business Advocate: Why every small business needs to become more data analytically literate
Tony Uphoff joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power of data analytics and why becoming more literate and proficient at it in your business is no longer an option. Listen below.
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Small Business Advocate: Getting better at presenting ourselves on video platforms
Tony Uphoff joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some things to work on that raise your level of professionalism when working on online video platforms, including your background and your sound equipment. Listen below.
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Small Business Advocate: Making the case for manufacturing reshoring and supply chain realignment
Tony Uphoff joins Jim Blasingame to report on surveys that indicate a high percentage of companies doing business overseas are increasingly considering bringing their manufacturing activity back to the U.S. or at least this hemisphere. Listen below.
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Cloud Wars Podcast: Data Culture: "In God We Trust, All Others Bring Data" - Episode 17
On Uphoff on Industry, Tony Uphoff discusses disruptive new trends in the digital-industrial worlds with Bob Evans. Listen as they discuss "data culture" and how it's transforming all aspects of business.
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Quality Magazine: Unprecedented Time for Manufacturing
Tony Uphoff, president and CEO of Thomas, recently spoke to Quality about the latest in a series of Thomas surveys regarding the pandemic. The first one began in February and the latest one was conducted in late June and early July. The research found that 90% of respondents reported a negative impact on their manufacturing operations. At the same time, 91% found reason for optimism and thought that North American manufacturing would come back stronger.
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Design News: The State of Manufacturing: Struggling but Resilient
The most recent installment of the Thomas Industrial survey of North American manufacturers reveals a resilient sector that is still in hiring mode as it struggles to close its prolonged skilled-worker gap.
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Quality Digest: Still Under-Utilized, Apprenticeship Programs Prove Their Worth Amid Covid-19 Skill Shortages
In describing the latest installment of North American Manufacturing Covid-19 Survey Series shows 38% of surveyed companies are hiring.
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