article thumbnail

The Expected Growth of Manufacturing Technology Investments!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Manufacturing technology helps power forward the industry into areas it has never been before. It can also help cover every section of your manufacturing process that you could even think of. Manufacturing technology can also assist you with key issues that come about in your quality control process. million manufacturing jobs.

article thumbnail

Rev Group Partners with Consus Global to Drive Supply Chain Efficiencies

ivalua

REV Group ® companies are leading designers and manufacturers of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services. The partnership accelerates procurement digital transformation with Ivalua. Learn more at www.ivalua.com. ABOUT REV GROUP, INC.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Master Lock Closing Milwaukee Plant After 100 Years of Operations

Supply Chain Brain

Employees claim that more than 400 jobs will be sent abroad to Mexico and China where the company currently houses manufacturing facilities.

article thumbnail

Frank Vorrath, Johnson Controls: “We are undergoing a bi-modal transformation”

Supply Chain Movement

Based in Milwaukee, Wis. It is also the world’s largest manufacturer of automotive batteries, including lithium-ion battery technology, and it makes automotive seating, a business it is in the process of spinning off. In 1883 he invented the electrical thermostat and started what today is a $37 billion business. By Helen Armstrong.

article thumbnail

The New Way a TMS Fuels Routing Creativity

Talking Logistics

Let’s say a manufacturer based in Milwaukee needs to ship freight to Tampa. The manufacturer could ship the half-empty truck down south or wait until it does have a truckload, or it could utilize continuous pool optimization and plan its shipments to a consolidation point.

article thumbnail

Supply Chain Movement 22 – Logistics Outsourcing

Supply Chain Movement

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. These developments impact Original Equipment Manufacturers, both at strategic level and at operational level within their supply chains. Unilever wants to improve its planning and differentiation. 12 | 3PL Subway Map.

article thumbnail

3PL Outsourcing Trends with Ben Steffes

The Logistics of Logistics

Ben received his bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and lives in Milwaukee. Industries included manufacturers, retailers, automotive, food & beverage, CPG and healthcare shippers. For the study, Coyote worked with a 3rd party research firm to survey over 500 supply chain decision makers.

3PL 143