{"id":2493,"date":"2019-02-28T13:30:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T13:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/?p=2493"},"modified":"2024-03-14T11:53:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T11:53:17","slug":"week-9-in-manufacturing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/week-9-in-manufacturing-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 9 in Manufacturing News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The US just got the latest sign manufacturing activity is slowing down<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commerce Department said factory orders edged up 0.1% in December, compared with economist expectations for a 0.5% increase.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>There have been growing concerns about the outlook for the manufacturing sector, with factory orders unexpectedly declining by 0.6% in November. A month earlier they had declined 2.1% to mark the largest drop in more than a year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The ongoing open issues with tariffs between US.. and China are causing longer-term concerns about costs and sourcing strategies for our manufacturing operations,&#8221; said a respondent to the\u00a0Institute for Supply Management&#8217;s December survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Factory orders rose less than expected in December.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That came after two straight months of declines.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manufacturers have warned that tariffs have disrupted supply chains.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Full article on  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Business Insider (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/markets.businessinsider.com\/news\/stocks\/us-manufacturing-activity-slowing-down-latest-signal-2019-2-1027990087\" target=\"_blank\">Business Insider.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EU steps closer to generics and biosimilars manufacturing waiver<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A change to European rules on drug manufacturing that could benefit makers of generics and biosimilars is edging <g class=\"gr_ gr_6 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"6\" data-gr-id=\"6\">closer,<\/g> after lawmakers <g class=\"gr_ gr_4 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar only-ins multiReplace replaceWithoutSep replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"4\" data-gr-id=\"4\">agreed<\/g> <g class=\"gr_ gr_5 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"5\" data-gr-id=\"5\">draft<\/g> legislation that tweaks rules on export and manufacture of drugs that are off-patent outside the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/EN\/TXT\/PDF\/?uri=CONSIL:ST_6638_2019_INIT&amp;from=EN\" target=\"_blank\">draft<\/a>&nbsp;of the so-called supplementary protection certificate (SPC) waiver legislation has been agreed at a committee earlier this <g class=\"gr_ gr_3 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"3\" data-gr-id=\"3\">month,<\/g> and would allow generics and biosimilars firms to make and store the drugs in Europe for export to countries where patent protection has expired.<br>Full article on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"pharmaphorum (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/pharmaphorum.com\/news\/eu-steps-closer-to-generics-and-biosimilars-manufacturing-waiver\/\" target=\"_blank\"><g class=\"gr_ gr_12 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling\" id=\"12\" data-gr-id=\"12\">pharmaphorum<\/g>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">China economy slows further as manufacturing sector PMI contracts for third straight month<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>China\u2019s economy slowed further in February with manufacturing activity contracting for a third straight month, while services and construction activity eased further in a month cut short by the <strong>Lunar New Year holiday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>trade war<\/strong> continues to have a clear negative impact on Chinese factories, with export demand contracting at a faster rate in February as the new export orders index slumped to 45.2, its lowest level in 10 years, from 46.9 in January. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The composite purchasing managers\u2019 index (PMI), published by China\u2019s National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday, fell to 52.4 in February from 53.2 in January.<br>Full article on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"scmp (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/economy\/china-economy\/article\/2188009\/china-economy-slows-further-manufacturing-sector-contracts\" target=\"_blank\"><g class=\"gr_ gr_28 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"28\" data-gr-id=\"28\">scmp<\/g><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">As the Global Market Outlook Grows Darker, Manufacturing Embraces Tech Solutions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A thoughtful&nbsp;article, authored by UPS\u2019 Scott Price, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, discusses future factories and how they will change supply chains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Digital supply chains powered by advanced technologies \u2014 including IoT, AI and machine learning \u2014 will bring greater visibility, control and reliability to the manufacturers that invest in them.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also like an article about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/manufacturing-erp-and-industry-4-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manufacturing ERP and Industry 4.0.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As manufacturers adapt to such changes, they will likely embrace 3D-printing. The adaptation of 3D-printing, we believe, can reduce manufacturers\u2019 global supply chain footprint to one that is regionalized and much closer to their customers. This, according to industry experts, could potentially reduce such costs as transportation and inventory carrying costs, enhanced customization and time to market. <br>Full article on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Forbes (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/cathymorrowroberson\/2019\/02\/23\/as-the-global-market-outlook-grows-darker-manufacturing-embraces-tech-solutions\/#2e686e175250\" target=\"_blank\">Forbes.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exposing the Top Ten Manufacturing Tech Trends of the 2020s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industrial Wearables<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robotics&nbsp; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cybersecurity&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exoskeletons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Augmented Reality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Low-Code platforms and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"ERP platforms  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ERP platforms<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3D Scanning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Motivational Data &#8211; digital dashboards displaying real-time production metrics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mobile Robots<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second Chance for Skilled Trades <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Full slideshow on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"IndustryWeek (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.industryweek.com\/manufacturing-technology-industryweek-event\/exposing-top-ten-manufacturing-tech-trends-2020s\" target=\"_blank\">IndustryWeek.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US just got the latest sign manufacturing activity is slowing down The Commerce Department said factory orders edged up 0.1% in December, compared with economist expectations for a 0.5% increase.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[57],"class_list":["post-2493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-manufacturing-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Week 9 in Manufacturing News - Blog for Manufacturers and Distributors<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Manufacturing news week 9. 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