Supply Chain Archives - The Made in America Movement

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co. Inc. Wins 2018 MADE: In America Award™

June 29, 2018/0 Comments/in American Made, FOOTWEAR AND ACCESSORIES, Innovation, Made in USA, Manufacturing /by The Made in America Movement Team

Gordon Brush Mfg. Co., Inc. announced today that the Company is the 2018 winner of the MADE: In America Award. The award will be presented on Monday, July 3 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to company President and CEO Ken Rakusin. The award will be presented by Congressman and Democratic House Whip, Steny Hoyer (MD-5), in the inaugural All American Room, making its national debut in the Rayburn House Office Building Foyer. Read more

At The Made in America Store, It’s a Challenge to Keep Aisles Full

March 8, 2017/1 Comment/in American Made, Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, ONLINE STORES & BOUTIQUES /by The Made in America Movement Team

When you stroll the aisles of the Made in America Store, you might notice a conspicuous absence. There is not a single item for sale that requires a battery or a plug. That is because no electronics meet the strict guidelines of an emporium that stocks only products 100% made in America. Read more

How American-Made Brands Are Dealing With Domestic Dead Ends

November 7, 2016/1 Comment/in American Made, Apparel, Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Made in USA, Manufacturing /by The Made in America Movement Team

Brands and retailers who proudly declare they’re “made in the USA” have serious challenges brimming beneath their patriotic polish. Read more

Education: 5 Ways to Inspire the Next Generation of Manufacturers

April 12, 2016/0 Comments/in Economy, Education, Jobs, MANUFACTURERS, Manufacturing, Skills Gap, STEM, Technology /by The Made in America Movement Team

HIGHER EDUCATION The importance of manufacturing to our economic well-being is not a mystery to the manufacturing industry. But how can we get today’s youth to see the value of a manufacturing career? Read more

Reshoring Effort Returning, Keeping Jobs in USA

April 11, 2016/4 Comments/in Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Reshoring /by The Made in America Movement Team

The stream of millions of U.S. jobs going overseas has stopped, according to a report from the Chicago-based Reshoring Initiative. Read more

Made in the USA & Apparel Reshoring: Expert Round-Up

March 16, 2016/1 Comment/in Apparel, Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Reshoring, Sustainability /by The Made in America Movement Team

Made in the USA & apparel reshoring is a hot topic in the apparel industry these days. Corporate America is definitely interested- we need to look no further than Walmart’s American Manufacturing Commitment to buy an additional $250 billion dollars of goods made in America over the next 10 years to see evidence of that. Read more

Nestlé Admits Slavery While Fighting Child Labor Lawsuit

March 3, 2016/0 Comments/in Consumer Products, Seafood, Slave Labor /by The Made in America Movement Team

It’s hard to think of an issue that you would less like your company to be associated with than modern slavery. Yet last November Nestlé, the world’s largest foodmaker and one of the most recognisable household brands, went public with the news it had found forced labour in its supply chains in Thailand and that its customers were buying products tainted with the blood and sweat of poor, unpaid and abused migrant workers. Read more

King Arthur Wants To Tell You Where Its Flour Comes From

February 29, 2016/0 Comments/in Consumer Products, Domestic Sourcing, Food Products, Made in USA, Sourcing /by The Made in America Movement Team

More and more, people want their food providers to be transparent. They want to know exactly where the ingredient they’re eating and cooking with are coming from. Which is why King Arthur Flour recently launched Identity-Preserved White Whole Wheat Flour. Read more

Good Jobs Aren’t Coming Back

October 30, 2015/0 Comments/in Economy, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, Production, Reshoring /by The Made in America Movement Team

SPRING HILL, Tenn.—The hulking General Motors factory in this town south of Nashville undermines the complaints by politicians left and right that America doesn’t make things anymore. Read more

Walmart’s Suppliers Are Finally Fighting Back

September 25, 2015/0 Comments/in Domestic Sourcing, Jobs, Made in USA, Manufacturing, Production, Reshoring, Walmart /by The Made in America Movement Team

After years of meeting demands for ever cheaper prices, many Wal-Mart Stores Inc. suppliers are saying no to new margin-squeezing storage fees and a payment schedule that could delay for months how quickly some are paid. Read more

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