"Inflation creeps into U.S. Supply Chain.” So said the headline on a Wall Street Journal article I read this morning before writing this column. The Journal went on to write that U.S. companies are ...

In manufacturing companies, labor and materials costs are broken into direct and indirect components. Direct costs are those that can be traced directly to the products that are being produced, while ...

It is clear to see how RFID can change the face of logistics, but seeing it work in your manufacturing operation is often a bit blurry. Crown Equipment, the makers of electric lift trucks in the U.S., ...

Companies are always looking for ways to save money. They may have already cut costs in areas like manufacturing and shipping. Now, they're turning to a hidden area where they can save more money ...

Manufacturing businesses have costs associated with manufacturing and nonmanufacturing business functions. These costs are directly apportioned to the direct versus indirect costs associated with ...

Intel Corp., whose components can be found in countless high-tech products and systems the world round, never had a simple supply chain. But exponential growth in markets and applications, coupled ...