Tag Archives: supply chain

Nesting Challenges Await Reshoring Manufacturers

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Pete DiLeo

By: Global Sources Potential reshorers would do well to learn from fellow manufacturers that have already made the move back home. Reshoring success stories faced settling-in difficulties early in their move back home. Companies looking to follow in their path … Continue reading →

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Supply Chain News: How is US Manufacturing Doing Five Years after the Great Recession?

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Pete DiLeo

Despite Slow but Steady Growth from the Bottom, Manufacturing Overall, Many Sectors Below 2007 Levels By: SCDigest Editorial Staff, Supply Chain Digest The so called “Great Recession” that started in early 2008 and reached bottom in most metrics a year … Continue reading →

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Do You Know the Financial Health of Your Suppliers?

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Mark Stortt, Deisgn-2-Part Magazine Long term financial strength is a business plan priority for a spring manufacturing company that practices Open Book Management If you’re looking for a supplier of high quality, low cost parts and would like to … Continue reading →

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The Auto Industry’s Next Bottleneck?

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Josh Cable, Industry Week As vehicle demand pushes toward pre-recession levels, there’s growing concern that suppliers could struggle to keep up. If 2011 was the year of the “black swans,” then 2012 is shaping up to be the year … Continue reading →

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Will Tier 2 Suppliers Be Able to Keep Pace with Auto Industry’s Comeback

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Josh Cable, Industry Week The feel-good story of the auto industry’s comeback could take a dark turn if the OEMs don’t take a hard look at their suppliers’ abilities to ramp up in lockstep with demand.

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Supply Chain: It’s Still ‘Risky Business’

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Douglas Kent, EBN Supply chains remain a “Risky Business” for many organizations; it’s however definitely not “Mission Impossible”!

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Contract Manufacturing Continues to Grow While Manufacturing Business Steadies

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

2012 Design-2-Part Survey Reveals Outsourcing Trends As American manufacturing appears to have steadied from a growth spurt seen in 2011, contract manufacturing continues a two-year trend of positive growth.

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How Well Do You Know Your Supplier?

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Christopher Torrioni, SMT Magazine The cold calls never seem to stop. You have a stack of line cards on your desk thicker than the extended version of War and Peace. Then there’s always those creepy, overly friendly and persistent … Continue reading →

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OEMs Maximize Product Portfolio Through Contract Manufacturing

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Product Design & Development Staff , Manufacturing.net W. Scott Fillebrown, President & CEO, ACD When I first got into the electronics industry, there was a ‘we must do it all’ mentality from most original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). In fact, … Continue reading →

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The New Reinvigoration of American Manufacturing

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Pete DiLeo

By: Braden Kelley, The Atlantic As wages and shipping costs rise abroad, unemployment stays high at home, and strategic discontent with offshoring grows, U.S. Manufacturing finds itself facing its best chance at staging a comeback.

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