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Innovating in a Time of Uncertainty and Challenge

Innovation Excellence

Add the movement toward virtual and contract manufacturing and globalized, interwoven supply chains—with both the benefits and risks they involve—and you begin to realize the breadth of changes already taking place. For those who understand how to navigate this shifting terrain, the future holds a great deal of promise.

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CEOs Need to Get Serious About Sales

Harvard Business Review

A contract manufacturing company that builds products for IT equipment makers, for example, had a dedicated team of speculative market analysts whose active trend monitoring led to a 15 percent return on investment.

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The Trade War with China Could Accelerate 3-D Printing in the U.S.

Harvard Business Review

That spells trouble for American manufacturers with global supply chains. As companies rethink their supply chains, they ought to seriously consider embracing a new manufacturing technology that’s now ready for prime time: 3-D printing.