McKensey

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Southeast Asia is emerging as a global manufacturing hub, presenting opportunities for logistics companies. Here’s a look at global trade flows in the region.

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The Receptionist

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

percent: millions of people lost their jobs, countless businesses closed their doors, and supply chain disruptions caused havoc for manufacturers and consumers alike. Then the COVID-19 pandemic came to the U.S., effectively shutting down the entire nation and, as a result, the economy. In just one year, the economy shrank by 3.5

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Workplace Insight

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The survey of with 201 C-Suite Executives in the UK’s manufacturing sector found that 63 percent of respondents said that sustainability is a high priority for the business and 31 percent confirmed that they have a carbon reduction plan in place. Some may not even realise that Scope 3 emissions must be tackled to achieve net zero.”

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All Work

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The collection was designed in collaboration with Pearson Lloyd , Bene’s long-standing design partners, and manufactured by the London-based eco startup, Batch.Works. bFRIENDS’ designs reflect the layer-by-layer 3D printing manufacturing process (Photography: Alex Sarginson).

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All Work

JUNE 19, 2024

Mycelium can be grown in containers that help manufacturers create specific shapes — used as acoustic panels and even flooring. Many manufacturers and AEC firms are building libraries to help estimate these numbers and make them public. In addition to recycling, we are engaging more with suppliers that work with bio-based materials.

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All Work

JUNE 17, 2022

Every June the historic merchandise mart opens its doors to designers, architects, manufactures, workplace consumers and influencers. Furniture manufacturers large and small have set out to try to answer really big questions: Who’s coming back to the office? What are they expecting when they get there?

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McKensey

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Agriculture equipment manufacturer AGCO worked with McKinsey to automate decarbonization cost curve building and planning efforts using the Catalyst Zero tool.

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All Work

MARCH 27, 2023

Although the concept might seem new, biophilia — the human race’s innate desire to connect with the natural world — has been inspiring the design of manufactured environments for thousands of years. Ancient materials and methods are the key when it comes to making living buildings a reality.

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All Work

MARCH 6, 2024

Offices date back hundreds of years and were made for writers, record-keepers, and scribes who needed a place away from the noise and dirt of shop floor manufacturing. Let’s consider micro-level responses as well, and deconstruct the office to create greater value within its resources.

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McKensey

MARCH 25, 2025

What will it take to ensure US semiconductor manufacturers continue to have the chemical and material inputs they need? Semiconductors are vital to some of the worlds most important industries.

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All Work

DECEMBER 30, 2021

For example, composite fabric designer and manufacturer Serge Ferarri introduced the Soltis® Proof W88, a waterproof material for awnings and canopies that is translucent to allow natural light to shine through while providing UV and outdoor element protection. .

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Spiceworks

MARCH 21, 2024

An enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution integrates and streamlines how you manage core processes like HR, supply chain, manufacturing, procurement, and CRM. In this article, check out the top ERP vendors in 2024 and how to choose the best one for you. The post Top 15 ERP Vendors in 2024 appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 10, 2025

The afternoons activities will include workshops covering key topics such as decarbonising your supply chain; designing for wellbeing; material choices: recycled, renewable, biomaterials, chemical content plus end-of-life considerations; as well as maximising reuse. This years Forum is designed to be more interactive than previous iterations.

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Work Life

JUNE 10, 2024

But a growing number of companies view transparency in their supply chains and manufacturing processes as a competitive advantage, and they’re not waiting for regulators to mandate disclosures. Last week, GS1 US, a member of the GS1 standards-setting organization, convened its annual supply chain conference.

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All Work

AUGUST 26, 2021

We are fortunate to be able to work with providers in all realms of workplace design, but we especially love to work with those furniture manufacturers that are pushing the envelope to provide unique products, and make a project stand out to reach a higher level of design. Design: Unispace, Photo: Hall + Merrick Photographers.

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Workplace Insight

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Scope 1 refers to direct emissions, Scope 2 to indirect emissions from energy consumption, and Scope 3 to other indirect emissions, such as those from supply chains. Given the limited supply of CDRs, the report suggests that reforestation projects will be key to achieving the net-zero targets these tech giants have committed to.

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Success

JULY 7, 2023

Every manufacturer has his hands full to supply the home market, and many are not looking for foreign trade. In one case, we were promised five locomotives but have been able to secure only three, as the manufacturer said he could not afford to disappoint a needy and constant customer. Photo courtesy of SUCCESS magazine.

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Success

MARCH 4, 2025

Instead, he fundamentally transformed how a modern organization could operate by putting his food service supply company at the forefront of sustainability and innovation. When Jamil Bouchareb, founder and CEO of Miami-based Restaurantware, set out to reimagine his companys approach to business, he didnt just tweak a few processes.

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Work Life

AUGUST 16, 2024

12 on the list, was recognized for rethinking its manufacturing process and restructuring its business to meet growing demand for its Uncrustables frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. The foundation launched a financing facility that helped manufacturers get the capital they needed to expand production; last year UNICEF provided 9.3

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 18, 2024

Incorporating an innovative format of presentations, panel discussions, interactive workshops, a materials lab and the SD awards ceremony, the SD Forum offers the opportunity for learning and collaboration between designers, manufacturers, suppliers, and not-for-profit organisations.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 4, 2024

So it was perhaps inevitable that the principles of a process called just in time manufacturing – most famously applied in the factories of Toyota – should migrate to new forms of office design and the rapidly developing practice of flexible working.

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The Receptionist

JUNE 6, 2023

manufacturing growth outpaced the rest of the world. As American domestic manufacturing increases, export trade compliance will become evermore important. They assist with import/export compliance, regulatory adherence, documentation management, trade data analytics, and supply chain visibility. At the end of 2022, the U.S.

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The Receptionist

MAY 18, 2023

manufacturing company and three separate U.S. Export Control Law that affects the manufacturing, sales, and distribution of certain technologies, technology products, software, and services. All manufacturers, exporters, and brokers of defense articles, defense services, and related technical data must be ITAR compliant.

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The Receptionist

OCTOBER 18, 2021

This is especially true for places like manufacturing facilities. Special equipment for your emergency evacuation plan In some emergency situations, you may be required to supply personal protective equipment (PPE). Certain employees may need to stay behind to monitor or turn off crucial machines and utilities.

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Success

MARCH 3, 2023

Alitzah & Brandon: With so many planner companies and new ones popping up each day, we have found that our in-house manufacturing is what sets Ivory Paper Co apart. We dance a lot at the Pink House—what we call our warehouse and manufacturing facility in Columbus, Ohio. What gives Ivory Paper Co planners a competitive edge?

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Work Life

JULY 31, 2024

Under the latest plan, Nissan says that by 2030 it will reduce per-vehicle manufacturing CO2 emissions by 52% and cut per-vehicle driving CO2 emissions for new models by 50% in Japan, the U.S., The governments of Japan, the U.S. and Europe have all set the same goal, as have Japanese rivals Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co., of the U.S.

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Success

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Although the brand overcame previous challenges during its dozen years in business, an abrupt and unexpected supply chain disruption due to the pandemic ultimately led Deer to cease operations in July. . For the past 12 years, its entire supply chain traveled less than 250 miles. “We An abrupt stop. K-DEER strove to be sustainable.

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Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Whilst industry supply and demand dynamics may have found a level of equilibrium since the pandemic, geopolitical tensions, economic disruptions, and an unstable domestic policy environment continue to have an impact. In the supply chain, sub-contractors often face the greatest exposure to risk and tied into fixed price contracts.

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Success

MARCH 12, 2022

With companies dealing with lingering COVID-related uncertainty , supply chain shortages and inflation, those business owners who do decide to travel will be focused on stretching their travel budgets as far as possible. That being said, they’re still going to evaluate whether travel is necessary.”.

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McKensey

MARCH 13, 2025

The remanufacturing market unlocks opportunity across sectors for higher margins, affordability, and supply chain resilience.

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Office Space

APRIL 24, 2024

Examples of corporate investment property may include the business headquarters, manufacturing plants, branch offices, collaboration spaces, etc. It’s not just manufacturing plants that release harmful emissions that are now being put under an even finer microscope lens.

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McKensey

APRIL 9, 2024

Artificial intelligence is defining the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and production front-runners are finding significant impact throughout the factory, production network, and supply chain.

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Success

AUGUST 22, 2022

As owner of the manufacturing firm InterTech Plastics, he knew about it all too well. He helped to design systems to make products cheaper to produce, enabling them to compete with Chinese manufacturers, while not sacrificing quality. Students are learning not only how to service Teslas but also how to manufacture them.

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McKensey

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

A tailored, thoughtful combination of cutting-edge technologies, stronger contracting skills, and deep supply chain capabilities can get a new factory up and runningwithout costly delays.

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The Receptionist

MARCH 3, 2022

From health and wellness clinics to retirement homes to large manufacturing facilities, our customers continuously report never having to train a single visitor how to use the system. And this applies to businesses in all industries. Most touch screen technologies these days are so user-friendly they don’t even have a manual!

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Success

MARCH 14, 2023

The plant where the Ballbarrows were manufactured used a giant fan to catch and filter the errant epoxy paint used on the carts, but other factories—such as timber factories—used enormous cyclones to do the same. And after years of hitting the pavement with little luck, Dyson was in dangerously short supply of cash.

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Success

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Sustainably manufactured tees and hoodies show your commitment to the future. Consider office supplies such as pens, notebooks and phone cases from agood company or similar sources committed to reduction of plastics. For the small effort it takes to find sustainable options, the payoff is enormous.

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