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Supply Chain Matters: Sharing Offers Of Conditional Complimentary Supply Chain Management Technology – Update Three

This piece cites important information for emergency responders, supply chain management functional and technology teams during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak crisis. Included is information on the Thomas Coronavirus Hub for Manufacturing. 

CNN: Thomas Coronavirus Response

Thomas President & CEO, Tony Uphoff, offers insights on manufacturing's response to Coronavirus and discusses emerging trends, the response from industry leaders, and the challenges manufacturers face as companies explore pivoting towards supporting the medical community's needs with CNN.

Cloud Wars Podcast: COVID-19 Effect - Reconfigured Supply Chains & Remote Work - Episode 12

In this month's episode, Tony Uphoff and Bob Evans discuss some of the coronavirus-related trends that Thomas has been observing and new data they’re collecting.

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Issue Number One: Imports and Exports Fall As Economists Await the Impact From the Coronavirus

This piece mentions a recent survey by Thomas, an industrial sourcing and marketing platform, on how the virus is affecting the U.S. manufacturing industry, showed that 60% of companies reported being impacted. “This is a black swan moment that nobody saw coming, no one predicted,” said Tony Uphoff, the president and CEO of Thomas, in regards to business changing the way they think about managing their supply chain."

Industry Today: Coronavirus and Manufacturing - Shipping and Logistics

What U.S. manufacturers can expect from suppliers and transportation providers—and what they can do about it. Thomas CEO, Tony Uphoff believes that the U.S. automotive and tech sectors are most susceptible to the coronavirus slowdown. “The longer this drags on,” he said, “the more the North American manufacturing sector and economy will feel its effects.”

Composites Weekly: How COVID is Affecting Manufacturing Supply Chains - Interview

This week, Tony Uphoff joins the show to discuss how manufacturing supply chains have been impacted by the Coronavirus

NJBIA: Survey Shows Coronavirus Impact on Manufacturing Supply Chains

A new survey of 755 North American manufacturing companies found that the COVID-19 outbreak in Asia has started to impact manufacturing supply chains in the Western hemisphere. The survey, conducted by Thomas, a marketing and data platform for the manufacturing industry, found 60% of North American companies it surveyed are affected in some way by China’s disrupted supply chains and limited production output.

Grit Daily: As Industry 4.0 Hits Its Stride, Robots and Automation Technology See Sky-high Sourcing Spikes

Tony Uphoff, President & CEO of Thomas, authors this post about the growth of Industry 4.0 through the Robotics and Technology sector. Sourcing activity for Industry 4.0-related products and components is following this trend with significant increases according to Thomasnet.com, industry's largest and most active buyer/supplier network. 

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Crain's Cleveland Business: North American manufacturers already seeing coronavirus impact, Thomas report says

The coronavirus outbreak already is affecting North American manufacturers, according to a recent report from New York-based Thomas, an industrial B2B platform.

WGN Radio 720 Interview: Coronavirus Impact on Manufacturing

Tony Uphoff President & CEO of Thomas speaks with Ji Suk Ji of WGN Chicago Wintrust Business Lunch Radio show and discusses the latest survey results on how the coronavirus outbreak in Asia is affecting U.S. manufacturing.