Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry: 3 Hot Manufacturing and Sourcing Trends Happening Right Now
Experts at Thomas share the latest manufacturing, sourcing, and supply chain trends they're seeing, including one huge "stop,drop, and roll moment."
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The Peggy Smedley Show: Insights on Home and Material Costs
In this episode of The Peggy Smedley Show, Tony Uphoff and Peggy Smedley talk about the rising cost of building materials including lumber. The causes that have led to these cost rises are a combination of factors including tariffs.
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Plastics Technology: What's Ahead for Manufacturing in 2021? Reshoring and lots of it, studies show.
Thomas last month released the findings of its State of North American Manufacturing 2021 Annual Report. While we’re already more than midway through the year, the report is chock full of interesting data that you might find useful as you map out your own business plans and strategies for 2021 and well beyond.
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Supply Chain Management Review: Global Supply Chain Management Updates
Thomas, a leader in product sourcing, supplier selection, and marketing solutions for industry, released its 2021 State of North American Manufacturing Annual Report last month, sharing insights from its latest survey canvassing the North American manufacturing and industrial sectors.
Cloud Wars Podcast: Is Big Data Overhyped - Episode 27
In this episode of Uphoff on Industry, Tony Uphoff and Bob Evans explore why, though we've seen extraordinary advances in big data, data analytics and data sciences, it's harder to find examples of extraordinary insights of the use of big data.
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Supply Chain Management Review: Reshoring Could Drive $443 Billion in U.S. Economic Value Over Next 12 Months
Thomas, a leader in product sourcing, supplier selection, and marketing solutions for industry, released its 2021 State of North American Manufacturing Annual Report sharing groundbreaking insights from its latest survey canvassing the North American manufacturing and industrial sectors.
Forbes: Video Calls Are The New Handshake: Why Zoom (And Platforms Like It) Is Here To Stay
By now, we’ve all seen our fair share of viral videos of Zoom calls gone wrong, and maybe even experienced it personally, but video is here to stay. Video will continue to play an important role in both internal and external communications.
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Austin Business Journal: Cement prices newest obstacle facing Austin homebuilders
In Austin, a city starving for new housing, homebuilders are feeling the strain of a global lumber shortage. Now, cement prices are spiking, potentially pouring more cold water on Austin’s attempts to bulk up housing inventory. Thomasnet.com, a platform for material buyers and sellers, has seen a 154% increase in demand for cement year over year. In the last week, demand shot up 180% from the previous week. Read More »
Valve Magazine: N.A. Manufacturers Shifting Sourcing Requirements
A major trend in North American manufacturing this year is widespread interest in bringing sourcing and production back from offshore, according to Thomas' State of North American Manufacturing 2021 Annual Report. Read More »
Plant Services: Large majority of manufacturers are likely to reshore
A report from Thomas reveals numerous shifts in domestic sourcing trends and supply chain demands, the key takeaway is the industry’s growing prioritization of reshoring in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.Read More »
