Manufacturing Industry - Publications - Faculty & Research

25 Sep 2018
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Esquel Group Looks to a Robotic Future

Keywords: international trade; robotics; manufacturing; supply chain; innovation; Apparel Manufacturing; Apparel Manufacturing

22 Feb 2022
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Brand New

contemporize them and make them resonate with people again?” Sundy’s answer? “We have to fall in love with our customers.” Since joining La-Z-Boy in early 2021, he has been on a listening tour, meeting consumers, furniture dealers, and View Details

Keywords: April White; manufacturing; life experience; leadership; Black; African American; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing

01 Dec 2017
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2017 in Manufacturing: The Supply Chain Goes High Tech

market differentiation are now even more important than they have been historically. These truths apply across the manufacturing sector, but general industrial equipment and electronics are two areas where... View Details

Keywords: Jerry Jasinowski (AMP 97, 1985), former president and CEO, National Association of Manufacturers

01 Sep 2020
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Good Odds

pounds of food that had been prepared for customers in the catering, hotel, travel, and restaurant industries got stuck in the supply chain when the world seized up. That’s when Philip Behn (MBA 2005), CEO of Imperfect Foods, jumped into... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; food industry; Food Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing

12 Apr 2016
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The Auto Industry's Existential Moment

Keywords: automotive industry; innovation; electric cars; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

23 Apr 2015
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Why Tesla Won't Be Able to Scale

Keywords: Tesla; innovation; competition; auto industry; strategy; Manufacturing

16 Dec 2013
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Ford 'Lifers' Get Second Chance as CEO Readies Exit

Keywords: Ford Motors; automotive industry; Mark Fields; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

30 Sep 2013
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Mark Fields Steps into the Limelight

Keywords: automotive industry; change management; Ford Motors; Manufacturing

06 Dec 2021
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Turning Point: Makeover

Vicky Tsai (MBA 2006) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Vicky Tsai (MBA 2006) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) My first job was as a derivatives trader. The markets fascinated me; the testosterone-driven culture of the trading floor did not. I tried to fit in, but being... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneurship; leadership; purpose; Asian American; beauty industry; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Miscellaneous Manufacturing