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Strategic Planning & Execution

Tariff Hikes, Emerging Tech, Trade Wars: Outstrategizing the Competition in 2025

Jan. 3, 2025
Navigating the global economy is increasingly complex, but there are ways to simplify doing business.

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Ebooks & Digital Editions

eBook: Reshoring Manufacturing: Progress & Challenges

Aug. 11, 2024
Experts in the water treatment, pharmaceutical, chemicals and manufacturing world look at how reshoring is changing the rules of the market.
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Education / Training

How Can We Close the Skills Gap? A High School Shop Teacher Has Ideas.

Jan. 2, 2025
The demand for qualified technical education teachers far outpaces the supply, but there is a way forward.
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The Economy

The Biggest Manufacturing Stories We Discussed on Video in 2024

Jan. 2, 2025
IndustryWeek's Production Pulse video series included several important discussions about key moments in the past year's manufacturing environment.
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Talent

Standout Responses from IW’s Talent Advisory Board Throughout 2024

Dec. 30, 2024
We’ve pulled some of the most impactful statements our panel members submitted throughout this past year.
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Nano Dimension Fires CEO Amid Struggles in Additive Manufacturing Space

Dec. 27, 2024
CEO Yoav Stern ousted at Nano Dimension as merger with Desktop Metal enters a possible courtroom fight.
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Operations

Lessons in Continuous Improvement in 2024: Failures, Fixes and Did You Consider This?

Dec. 27, 2024
Absent continuing, relentless efforts to get better, backsliding is guaranteed. IndustryWeek’s coverage of lean and continuous improvement over the past year aimed to keep you...
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Technology and IIoT

Biggest Manufacturing Technology Wins of 2024

Dec. 26, 2024
The technologies that made the greatest impacts and the leaders who implemented the tech.

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Manufacturing Salaries Plunged in 2024, and Why That’s Great News

Dec. 16, 2024
The 2024 IndustryWeek Salary Survey showed a massive decline in average wages, but that reflects more young people working, not wage cuts at the top end.

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Supply Chain

Reshaping Global Supply Chains: Impacts of Tariff Hikes and Strategies for Resilience

Nov. 21, 2024
A four-step process – what, where, whom, how – can identify supply chain options that allow manufacturers to diversify away from China sourcing.

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Leadership

Preparing for Trump to Shift the Manufacturing Trade Environment (Production Pulse)

Nov. 14, 2024
A different trade environment awaits post-Trump's re-election. Caution against overreaction and skepticism of vendor claims will be critical.
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Century-Old Manufacturing Companies: A Celebration Of US Longevity

Nov. 6, 2024
Enjoy this IndustryWeek gallery honoring U.S. manufacturers that have achieved the remarkable milestone of 100 years or more in business.
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The Economy

Production Pulse: Halloween Candy, the Untold Story

Oct. 31, 2024
How important is candy on Halloween? How are commodity prices impacting the kinds of sugar rotting the teeth of America's children?