Supply chain

News and Updates

NIST Releases Study on Blockchain and Related Technologies for Manufacturing Supply Chain Traceability

April 20, 2022

Manufacturing supply chains are increasingly susceptible to disruptions and are targets for bad actors seeking to steal proprietary information and/or sabotage

NIST MEP Helps Manufacturers Respond to the Pandemic and Thrive Despite It

April 5, 2022

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a program of the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and

NIST Awards Funding to Strengthen Advanced Manufacturing for Microelectronics, Digital and Biomanufacturing

April 1, 2022

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a total of $1.2 million to four

Projects and Programs

Indoor Localization and Tracking

Ongoing

This web page is simply a pointer to another page that covers the extensive research program in indoor localization and tracking at NIST.

Supply Chain Traceability for Agri-Food Manufacturing

Ongoing

Modern supply chains are geographically diverse and quickly formed in response to market opportunities. While this creates many advantages for manufacturers and

Cyber-Physical Systems and Internet of Things Foundations

Ongoing

The definitions of cyber-physical systems (CPS) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are converging over time to include a common emphasis on hybrid systems of

A measurement-based approach to 5G supply chain security

Ongoing

Revolutionizing the American economy comes from advancements in communication networks that enable a fully connected world through millions of devices providing

Publications

Models for an Ultraviolet-C Research and Development Consortium

March 25, 2022

Author(s)

Dianne L. Poster, C Cameron Miller, Yaw S. Obeng, John J. Kasianowicz, Michael T. Postek, Norman Horn, Troy Cowan, Richard Martinello

The development of an international, precompetitive, collaborative, ultraviolet (UV) research consortium is discussed as an opportunity to lay the groundwork

An Assessment of Mass Balance Accounting Methods for Polymers Workshop Report

February 7, 2022

Author(s)

Kathryn L. Beers, Kelsea Schumacher, Kalman Migler, KC Morris, Joshua D. Kneifel

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Advances in Production Management Systems: Issues, Trends, and Vision Towards 2030

August 13, 2021

Author(s)

Boonserm Kulvatunyou, David Romero, Gregor V. Cieminski, Paolo Gaiardelli, Ilkyeong Moon, Giuditta Pezzotta, Stefan Wiesner, Marco Macchi, Jannicke B. Hauge, Irene Roda, Daryl Powell, Torbj?rn Netland, Nick Szirbik, Christoph Roser, Erlend Alfnes, Martin Rudberg

Since its inception in 1978, the IFIP Working Group 5.7 on Advances in Production Management Systems (APMS) has played an active role in the conception

Towards a Digital Depot to Support Sustainable ManufacturingDuring Crisis Response

June 23, 2021

Author(s)

KC Morris, Nancy Diaz-Elsayed, Julius Schoop

The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed new challenges to maintaining sustainability in our manufacturing operations. With such high variability in demand for

Software

Manufacturing Cost Guide

July 11, 2019

The Manufacturing Cost Guide is a tool that estimates the costs that US manufacturers face and can be used to help gauge the potential returns on manufacturing

Awards

AIAG award

For substantial contribution and leadership on behalf of the automotive industry.