{"id":3381,"date":"2019-06-27T10:35:07","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T10:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/?p=3381"},"modified":"2024-02-06T13:39:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T13:39:04","slug":"week-26-in-manufacturing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/week-26-in-manufacturing-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 26 in Manufacturing News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>US: Manufacturing on the path to recession; Robots could take 20 million manufacturing jobs and other topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">US: Manufacturing on the path to recession<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In view of James Knightley, chief international economist at ING, intensifying trade war fears and an inventory overhang are weighing on the US manufacturing sector as depicted by the recent data releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sub-50 ISM will heighten concerns within the Federal Reserve that the economy is softening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"FXStreet (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fxstreet.com\/news\/us-manufacturing-on-the-path-to-recession-ing-201906261022\" target=\"_blank\">FXStreet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK car manufacturing output drops for 12th consecutive month<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>UK car production fell for a 12th consecutive month in May, with industry bosses blaming a 15.5% year-on-year decline on the continued impact of earlier UK factory shutdowns, along with falling global and domestic demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Source: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"Autocar (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/car-news\/industry\/uk-car-manufacturing-output-drops-12th-consecutive-month\" target=\"_blank\">Autocar<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supply Chain &amp; Logistics Summit 2019: Key takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the face of significant disruption, supply chain, logistics and procurement professionals are having to answer business-critical questions around: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How to manage diverse supplier networks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to synchronise across functional silos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What set of policies, procedures and technologies are needed to provide greater visibility and traceability?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to calculate true cost-to-serve<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What forces are shifting the supply chain from linear to more circular models<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The inaugural&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/supply-chain-logistics.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Supply Chain &amp; Logistics Summit<\/a> addressed these challenges and outlined how technology and automation improve upon traditional approaches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source and takeaways: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" aria-label=\"The Manufacturer (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themanufacturer.com\/articles\/supply-chain-logistics-summit-2019-key-takeaways\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Manufacturer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robots could take 20 million manufacturing jobs by 2030<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Machines are expected to displace about 20 million manufacturing&nbsp;jobs&nbsp;across the world over the next decade, according to a report released Wednesday by&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordeconomics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Oxford Economics<\/a>, a global forecasting and quantitative analysis firm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robots are becoming cheaper than many human workers, in part because of the falling costs of machines. 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