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JANUARY 18, 2017

Mostly, manufacturers demand technologies that can boost their output without causing an additional strain on resources, and the final five technologies changing manufacturing in 2016 did just that. The annual growth rate for machine learning and artificial intelligence grew more than 500 percent from 2013 through 2016. Industry 4.0

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Technology advancements were among the most exciting topics to watch through 2016. So, let’s take a look at how our predictions for the first four manufacturing technology trends (Predictive analytics, 3D Printing, and VR) to watch for in 2016 stacked up. Predictive Analytics Became Commonplace to Manufacturing.

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JANUARY 12, 2015

” We have many manufacturing shipper customers, and we love to create content of value for them on such subjects as best practices in logistics or trends around the supply chain. Tomorrow, we will do more of the top areas or trends for manufacturers to look out for in 2015. in 2016 and 3.1% in 2015, 3.9%

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Fast-forward to 2016, fewer than one in 10 are employed in the US manufacturing sector. However, this is not a trend exclusive to the US, the manufacturing workforce across much of Europe is said to be shrinking, while the trend continues in East-Asian countries, according to Bloomberg.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

At the onset of 2016, we identified key trends to watch for in manufacturing, and as the year draws to a close, it’s time for an evaluation of our predictions to discover the state of manufacturing. Since e-commerce can be best analyzed by reviewing Cyber Monday 2016, consider the record-breaking sales achieved.

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APRIL 4, 2016

Of course, there are other factors affecting the American push towards reshoring and nearshoring. The trend towards reshoring and nearshoring will continue in 2016. According to Consumer Reports , up to 80 percent of Americans are willing to pay extra for products that are manufactured in the United States.

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JANUARY 6, 2017

Our 2016 Manufacturing Report revealed an industry in the state of change, preparing for the next revolution. With claims of hacking the election still permeating the internet, manufacturers are looking upon 2016’s cyber security improvements with even greater scrutiny. Manufacturers Stayed the Course, But Jostled Along the Way.

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DECEMBER 30, 2015

The latest industry-pricing trend, dimensional weight pricing, or often referred as "DIM Pricing," calls for LTL freight cost calculations using pounds per cubic foot of space occupied on the truck. As a freight broker, you know the importance of staying ahead of trends in your business. Get the White Paper Here. 29 and Jan.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

As we head into 2016, we are featuring our most read articles of 2015 in our five main categories: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. In the supply chain articles category it is clear the top ten are all about trends, facts, technology, and of course optimization.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

2016 marched onward with a drive to improve the use of digital technology throughout the supply chain. In the first supply chain trends post, we surmised the previous year’s trends would continue. This infographic, created by GT Nexus , also shows other ways the digital supply chain evolved in 2016. What’s Next?

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Its 2016 Logistics Trend Radar report suggests that big data and automated supply chains could lead to previously unimaginable levels of optimization. The provider believes the trend will come to life in the next ten years. Of course, Zarkadakis’s remark raises the question of what happens to the truck drivers.

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DECEMBER 23, 2014

The Impact of 3D Printing in the Supply Chain and Logistics Arenas: As we noted in our top issues in American Manufacturing series, 3D printing is a key trend and applications manufacturers are paying attention to over the next decade. He predicts that this will rise to just over 50% by 2016 and to more than 80% by 2020.

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