by Beth Frerichs | Feb 7, 2022 | Blog
The manufacturing industry employs nearly 10 percent of the country and is a leader in technology and innovation. The manufacturing industry continues to fuel the economy and is an ideal sector to join. Most manufacturing companies are willing to do on-the-job...
by Beth Frerichs | Jan 13, 2022 | Blog
These last two years have been riddled with varying degrees of business challenges. COVID-19 forced a fundamental reordering of work and life around the world. Businesses and societies have had to change during the pandemic. COVID-19 exploited the vulnerability of our...
by Beth Frerichs | Dec 7, 2021 | Blog
At Chief, we challenge ourselves with implementing strategies whose number one focus is to increase customer loyalty. When fleshing out sales and marketing objectives or incentives, the initiative must provide greater customer loyalty, or the initiative doesn’t get...
by Beth Frerichs | Nov 1, 2021 | Blog
COVID-19 has severely impacted all countries in the world and has caused several supply chain disruptions globally. Most of the developing and third world countries heavily depend on agriculture and agricultural imports, therefore agricultural supply chains (ASCs) in...
by Beth Frerichs | Oct 1, 2021 | Blog
Despite the much-touted rise of the service industry, manufacturing remains central to the world economy. The pandemic has brought fresh urgency to the discussion of whether the United States should bring more of its manufacturing back home. The latest report from the...
by Beth Frerichs | Sep 1, 2021 | Blog
The manufacturing industry is one that is constantly changing. Future manufacturers will employ some 5.5 million people who currently don’t have a job. That number jumps to roughly 10 million by 2025, creating a shortage of skilled labor that could cause prices to...