American manufacturing faces a critical knowledge crisis as factories return home through reshoring efforts. While the U.S. produces just 1.5 submarines per year, China manufactures over 10 monthly, ...

Since the first industrial revolution, improving productivity has been a major goal for most manufacturing operations. Today, in the middle of the fourth industrial revolution, that hasn’t changed.

To understand the significance of unboxed assembly, let's first consider its historical roots. The moving assembly line, introduced by Ford in 1913, revolutionized car production, slashing assembly ...