Manufacturing

GE Appliances president and CEO Kevin Nolan discusses differing approaches to management and innovation at GE and Haier.

The spring 2024 issue of MIT SMR looks at opportunities in digital innovation, automation, generative AI, and more.

Taking a three-stage approach can increase the likelihood of a successful digital transformation in manufacturing companies.

To comply with new sustainability rules, consumer brands need much more visibility into products’ chemical compositions.

Geopolitics and supply chain resiliency are just two of the factors spurring some manufacturers to move back to the U.S.

On the Me, Myself, and AI podcast, Volvo’s Anders Sjögren explains artificial intelligence’s use in car manufacturing.

On the Me, Myself, and AI podcast, learn how social scientists help facilitate human-machine collaboration at Intel.

Semiconductor manufacturers must invest in alternative sources for key materials to mitigate supply chain risks.

Just-in-time inventory management isn’t the source of the pandemic’s supply chain issues and product shortages.

Executives from TCS and Honeywell share their insights on digital transformation in manufacturing.

The Me, Myself, and AI podcast delves into how automotive supplier Cooper Standard uses open innovation to leverage AI.

Front-line manufacturing workers contribute more valuable ideas after they’re briefly assigned to other company sites.

Incumbent manufacturing companies face four key challenges as they shift to circular business models.

Porsche is accelerating innovation by emphasizing the need for collaboration between humans and AI technology.

The pandemic has shown how both speed and agility can help drive global business during a crisis.

What managers can learn from the coronavirus outbreak.

Automation anxiety is a distraction. The bigger issue is blue-collar job growth amid labor scarcity.

From faster drug trials to fully “conscious” cities, digital replicas are changing innovation.

History shows we should focus more on policy than technology challenges when confronting automation.

The next transformative emerging technology could be 4D printing.