Most improvements were achieved by changing 10% or less of a manufacturer's product line.

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Changes in zoning rules have allowed small manufacturers to return to the districts and neighborhoods they began leaving a century ago. By Linda Baker Photographs by Matt Roth Cities and small towns ...

A newly published study by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst estimates that it can cost small and mid-sized food producers tens of thousands of dollars to meet new food safety ...

AI adoption succeeds or fails at the floor level. Workers need to understand what the tools do, trust the outputs and know how to act on them.

Large manufacturers get all the attention, but that network of small manufacturers around them plays an essential role to getting product into the hands of the customers who need it, when they need it ...

The development of shared-use processing spaces has created new opportunities for small and emerging food businesses to develop and create new products. However, this audience has historically had ...

For decades, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Network has filled a critical role in American industry—providing training, consulting, and support services that are otherwise ...

Can food and agriculture companies generate a return on sustainability investments? The answer is yes, according to a report by Deloitte and the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business (CSB), ...

If you are searching for the best manufacturing ERP for small business, it usually means your current systems are starting to break down. Spreadsheets are everywhere. Inventory is not always accurate.