Since 2016, GE Appliances has invested $2 billion in new products, technology and growing its U.S. manufacturing and distribution. Fresh off the CoCREATE Stamford production line is the first GE Monogram Smart Flush Hearth Oven. This is GE Appliances’ newest manufacturing operation based in Connecticut. The company is commitment to American manufacturing and celebrated the production launch with their first…
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Whirlpool is Easing Supply Shortages and Coping with Inflation Challenges
Marc Bitzer, Whirlpool CEO was recently on CNBC’s Jim Cramer on “Mad Money and reports that the company is handling inflationary pressure and has seen supply chain shortages start to ease. “Inflation challenges are real, but I think we’ve been able to demonstrate we can cope with them,” Bitzer said Monday. “Covid-induced inflation, I think we had a pretty good…
To be Successful, Be Flexibility
This past last year, the pandemic has made us aware of the inflexibility of supply chains. The demand for supply chain flexibility is not new—it is only that COVID made us painfully aware with appliance parts shortages. Fast forward – now the appliance industry is seeing a growing trend with product personalization. Mass customization and SKU proliferation in household appliances…