Cloud Wars Podcast: For Manufacturers, Rollercoaster Looking Less Scary - Episode 14
Tony Uphoff reflects on the 10th week of the pandemic and how the emotional impact may be getting a little less scary. In his discussion with Bob Evans, Tony discusses the live event business and what can be done to replace the core value of trade shows: connecting buyer and seller, meeting prospects and specing time with customers.
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Forbes: How To Lead Your Team Through Challenging Times
Thomas president and CEO, Tony Uphoff is a regular contributor to Forbes. This piece discusses how businesses can successfully maneuver through the COVID-19 pandemic by focusing on prioritizing their employees. Here are 6 lessons learned about how to lead teams during challenging times.
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Design News: How Are Manufacturers Holding Up During the Pandemic?
Thomas released a survey reporting on the impact of COVID-19 on US manufacturing and industry. The survey quizzed more than 1,000 North American manufacturers and industrial suppliers to find out how they have been affected by the global pandemic. The survey also looked at trends in a post-pandemic world.
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EETimes: Pandemic Boosts U.S. Manufacturing Revival
“The COVID-19 pandemic will fundamentally redefine how industrial companies approach their supply chains and will further advance the digital transformation of manufacturing,” predicts Tony Uphoff, president and CEO of Thomas.”
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CNBC: This is the critical link to successfully reopening the US economy
“The Covid-19 crisis has been a strong wake-up call for many companies, as it has exposed the need to diversify their supply chains, production and distribution systems,” said Tony Uphoff, president and CEO of Thomas. “As a result, many organizations will seek out new domestic sources of supply, a trend which will reshape global manufacturing for years to come.”
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Supply Chain Dive: 64% of manufacturers say reshoring is likely following pandemic: survey
As disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic continue to unfold, 64% of companies across the manufacturing and industrial sectors "are likely to bring manufacturing production and sourcing back to North America," to avoid similar difficulties in the future, according to a Thomas survey in April of 878 North American manufacturing and industrial sector professionals.
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Converting Guide: Post-COVID-19 manufacturing in America - More reshoring, more automation
Masks, face shields and social distancing won’t be the only things changing about US manufacturing in the post-COVID-19 world. According to a new survey from Thomas, one in four US manufacturers may expand their industrial automation (possibly fewer workers needed), and a whopping 64% will likely bring production and sourcing back to North America (goodbye, China).
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Oracle NetSuite: 7 Actions Manufacturers Need to Take Now
Many manufacturers have been considered essential businesses during stay-at-home orders and have continued to operate, but as the economy starts to re-open more broadly, there are still plenty of factors to consider.
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Thomas moves mid-crisis to connect industrial suppliers and buyers during pandemic using FullStory + Optimizely
Julian Gaviria is the head of user experience and part of the product strategy team at Thomas, a B2B marketplace connecting industrial buyers with industrial suppliers. Several weeks ago, as demand for so many products was dropping off a cliff, while demand for critical healthcare products was skyrocketing, he realized that Thomas was perfectly positioned to help.
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BISNOW: Two-Thirds Of NA Manufacturers Say They Want To Reshore Operations.
Nearly two-thirds of North American manufacturers say they are likely to bring production and sourcing back to the continent, a new survey by industrial data and tech company Thomas shows. The company surveyed over 1,000 of the continent's manufacturing and industrial suppliers, with the help of business-to-business data gathered on Thomasnet.com.
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