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Boeing delivers first 787 Dreamliner since 2021 after manufacturing flaws
An employee works on the tail of a Boeing Co. Dreamliner 787 plane on the production line at the company’s final assembly facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. Travis Dove | Bloomberg | ...
6 Ways Contextual Data Can Drive Informed Decision Making In Manufacturing
Imagine you’re looking for a florist. If the only tool you have is a spreadsheet of possibilities, finding a suitable match could be a clunky process. Instead, picture all the florists on a map of nei...
GE Is Building the Electricity Grid of the Future. Here’s What We Found on a Tour.
Text size GE wants to be a player in the electricity grid of the future. That will benefit its coming Vernova business. Brandon Bell/Getty Images NISKAYUNA, N. Y–In General Electric ’s sprawling resea...
The Math Behind GE’s Breakup. It’s a Sum-of-the-Parts Party.
Once the mightiest of industrial conglomerates, General Electric is breaking into three pieces and it is time to value each of the businesses. That means doing a sum-of-the-parts, or SOTP, valuation. ...
Caterpillar’s Earnings Are Good and Sales Top Estimates. But the Stock Falls.
Text size Caterpillar’s earnings and sales in the second quarter beat Wall Street expectations. Bernd Lauter / AFP via Getty Images Caterpillar reported second-quarter numbers that beat Wall Str...
‘We’re entering a new era’ for chip manufacturing
Semiconductor companies are awaiting President Biden’s signature on the crucial CHIPS Act after it passed both the Senate and House of Representatives this week. “This is something we’ve been su...
Get Ready For An Explosion Of Productivity In Biotechnology
plant seeding growing step. concept agriculture getty If biotech follows the same arc of growth as agriculture or computer technology, it could transform the world. For all of our shortcomings, humans...
For Manufacturers, A Key To Culture And Inclusion Could Come From An Unlikely Place: Literature
As manufacturing leaders, we spend much of our time thinking about how we can solve pressing problems through the most advanced systems at our disposal. So, I’m enthralled by an approach to organizati...
For Bio Manufacturing To Scale, It Has To Think Outside The Tank
Row of shiny metal micro brewery tanks. getty Bio-based technology and manufacturing offer many opportunities to meet human needs sustainably, at worldwide scales, in harmony with nature. That’s...
Intel to Help Make Chips for Taiwanese Designer MediaTek
Text size Intel will make chips for Taiwan-based MediaTek. Courtesy Intel Corporation Intel said Monday its technology would be used by Taiwan-based MediaTek to manufacture chips for smart devices....
4 Things Decision Makers Should Know About Manufacturing And Supply Chain Responsiveness
Supply chain risk is something enterprises can’t eliminate. But learning how to mitigate and adapt to that risk differentiates successful businesses from those that could buckle under pressure. Here a...
The War In Ukraine: Lessons For Manufacturers
An already highly challenged global supply chain has been stretched beyond capacity. Indeed, a … [+] combination of rising demand and a shortage of vital commodities — from fuel and food to meta...
High-Performance Supply Chains Begin With The Gemba
Understanding what’s going on where the value is created is critical to manufacturing success Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng on Unsplash As senior business leaders, it’s easy to slip into thin...
Fastly Cloud Computing Traffic Bumped Higher. That Should Boost the Stock.
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Peloton to outsource all manufacturing as part of its turnaround efforts
A Peloton Interactive Inc. logo on a stationary bike at the company’s showroom in Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Peloton said T...