Manufacturing
Ideas and insights about manufacturing from MIT Sloan.
Manufacturing
How the Russia-Ukraine war is upending global supply chains
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Experts detail how ripple effects are impeding the flow of goods, creating catastrophic food shortages, and fueling dramatic cost increases and product shortages.
How auto companies are adapting to the global chip shortage
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The global shortage of semiconductor chips has upended the car industry. The response, from retrofitting to reshoring, could help guide other sectors.
Practical ways to tackle manufacturing’s labor crunch
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A panel of practitioners explores how to solve worker shortages and offers three best practices for success.
Supply chain resilience amid steady disruption
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Supply chain irregularities are the new normal. To stay prepared, invest in relationships and reconsider just-in-time strategies.
2 ways multinational firms are adapting to localization
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Multinational firms are grappling with new trade restrictions and protectionist measures. Researchers suggest two ways to adapt while continuing to innovate.
How smaller firms can integrate collaborative robots
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Integrating robots into a manufacturing system is often prohibitively expensive. A new approach could change that.
How to find and fix hidden factories
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An ever-growing list of workarounds is weighing on your productivity and profits. Time to get your systems in order.
Post-pandemic, supply chains retool for a new (ab)normal
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Supply chain guru Yossi Sheffi identifies post-COVID-19 trends, including blockchain, robotic process automation, IoT, dark stores, and “China plus one.”
How the future will shift at large manufacturing firms
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A new research brief from MIT examines what digital innovation means for workers, training, and strategy at U.S. firms.
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella preps for work of the future
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talks about artificial intelligence, how technology can democratize expertise, and the perils of remote work in an attention economy.