Since the first industrial revolution, improving productivity has been a major goal for most manufacturing operations. Today, in the middle of the fourth industrial revolution, that hasn’t changed.

A new preliminary report shows U.S. manufacturing rising this month at its fastest pace since November 2015, following a post-Great Recession low in May, according to the financial information ...

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Philly Fed's monthly survey of manufacturers in the Third Federal Reserve District indicates business conditions in the region. July Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index rose to 13.9, above forecast, ...

The latest Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index showed activity picked up in September, reaching its highest level since January. The index rose 23.5 points to 23.2 this month. The latest reading was ...

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Manufacturing capacity utilization declined further by 14.1 per cent in second quarter 2024, from 9.8 per cent witnessed in the preceding quarter. Investment also dipped by five per cent in second ...

Manufacturers everywhere feel they’re behind on mastering their use of operations data. The answer to that problem isn't collecting more data, it's tracking those data points that actually solve ...

The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) has released its latest Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), providing a crucial snapshot of the U.S. manufacturing sector’s health. This ...

Manufacturing capacity utilisation declined further by 9.76 per cent in Q1 from 3.81 per cent recorded in the preceding quarter (i.e. Q4 2023). Manufacturing investment also dipped further by 5.16 per ...

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