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Learn how the flow of costs impacts manufacturing firms, covering raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold with practical examples and methods.

For years, we saw U.S. manufacturing move overseas, chasing cheaper labor and lower costs. It made sense at the time—why wouldn’t companies go where they could manufacture goods for less? But now, ...

American companies eager to bring manufacturing jobs back from overseas are hitting an unexpected roadblock that’s forcing them to abandon reshoring plans despite strong political support and supply ...

For the first time since the Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930, tariffs are not just a tool of U.S. economic policy — they’re its most expansive and aggressively used tool. So far, markets have responded ...

Doors for automobiles are assembled on a highly automated flex line at Forvia's manufacturing plant, in Saline, Michigan, March 4, 2024. Long used mostly for the “dull, dirty and dangerous” tasks in ...

The current labor shortage in manufacturing shows no signs of going away for the foreseeable future. An oft-cited stat from the report by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute is jarring: If the ...

Intel Corporation is making a massive bet on its foundry business and it has invested tens of billions of dollars in building new facilities. The company has received strong backing by U.S. and other ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about transforming businesses through technology & innovation. Now, suddenly, we’re at the precipice of making the science ...

President Trump’s push to shift tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs to the U.S. is raising concerns and costs for many American industries, and economists are expressing doubts about its long-term ...

Nearshoring and reshoring of manufacturing operations seemed to accelerate during the COVID-19 pandemic as companies sought to shorten supply chains. Could reshoring get another push by the return of ...

Scientists in Switzerland have conducted techno-economic analysis of perovskite solar module manufacturing costs in terms of levelized cost of energy and have found that these products could be ...