#manufacturing

Mar 28, 2022
1 min

Inevitable decline isn't inevitable

Terrific article in today’s O'Reilly Media Next Economy Newsletter (www.oreilly.com). Reflecting on the writings of historian Timothy Snyder (www.timothysnyder.org). “Snyder argues that different understandings of the past—the myths, histories, and memories that blend into a story we tell ourselves about our world—create different politics (policies) that both define us and keep us from examining other perspectives… We’re also confined by our own Western mythos—"a sense that

Doug Berger

Sep 29, 2021
1 min

Supply Chain Stability and Workforce Agility Are the New Competitive Advantages in Manufacturing

Companies can take more control over ways future disruptions impact their operations. Manufacturers are doubling down on digital technologies to build resiliency and to shield themselves from future external threats. https://www.industryweek.com/operations/article/21173801/supply-chain-stability-and-workforce-agility-are-the-new-competitive-advantages-in-manufacturing #industryreimagined2030 #supplychain #industry40 #manufacturing

Doug Berger

Sep 29, 2021
1 min

Manufacturers look close to home as global supply chains are upended

It took a single COVID-19 case among the dockworkers for China to partly shut the world’s third-busiest container port for two weeks this month. Spooked by the chronic stoppages and breakdowns, and already concerned by rapidly rising prices and delayed delivery times. The whole supply chain is in a real state of flux right now. The troubles threaten the widespread prevalence of “just-in-time” approaches to inventory. https://www.madeinamerica.com/as-covid-upends-global-supp

Doug Berger

Sep 14, 2021
1 min

The WHYs around Decline Productivity in Advanced Economies

excerpted from McKinsey Global Institute research While there are many schools of thought, we find three waves collided to produce a productivity-weak but job-rich recovery, with productivity growth falling on average to 0.5 percent in the 2010–14 period compared to 2.4 percent a decade earlier. #IndustryReimagined2030 #manufacturing #inequity #productivity

Doug Berger

Aug 25, 2021
1 min

Why The Path To Recovery Requires A Return To ‘Made In The USA’

We need to recognize that while government policies and incentives are a boost, the roadmap for the private sector includes People (investment in workforce skilling), Process (practices for reduced waste, more efficient production, smarter transportation strategies), Technology (Industry 4.0) and Leadership (sustainability stewardship). Terrific article by Girish Rishi, CEO, Blue Yonder https://chiefexecutive.net/why-the-path-to-recovery-requires-a-return-to-made-in-the-usa

Doug Berger

Aug 24, 2021
1 min

ITC study: Little or no U.S. gain from trade agreements

The Big Picture: The Coalition for Prosperous America summarizes a recent report from International Trade Commission economists. https://prosperousamerica.org/comprehensive-itc-study-finds-little-or-no-benefit-for-u-s-from-trade-agreements/ Why this is important: #IndustryReimagined2030 is shifting the narrative for US industry from 'inevitable decline' to 'vibrant opportunity.' One aspect of this shift is revealing the underlying assumptions that have led to a generational d

Doug Berger

Aug 23, 2021
1 min

Digital Lean comes of age

The Big Picture: Digital Lean is the convergence of lean management practices, design thinking, advanced digital technologies, and analytics.. Digital Lean empowers management and employees with a new level of timely, actionable information and workforce engagement. #IndustryReimagined2030 #Manufacturing #Lean

Doug Berger

Aug 20, 2021
1 min

Unfilled manufacturing jobs underscores need for a paradigm shift

Evidence of 'vibrant opportunity": 83% of manufacturers are “likely” or “extremely likely” to replace at least one overseas supplier with a North American supplier in the next 12 months, an increase of 53% vs. March 2020, adding $443 billion to economy. Evidence of 'inevitable decline': Over 1/2 million unfilled jobs today might result in 2.1 million unfilled jobs by 2030, subtracting $1 trillion from economy. The U.S. continues to address this disconnect in a fragmented, pi

Doug Berger

Aug 19, 2021
1 min

The Bill That Could Truly, Actually Bring Back U.S. Manufacturing

Establishing an Industrial Finance Corporation would fill the gap between the US as the world-class innovator and the US as a world-class advanced technology manufacturer. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/08/america-into-the-worlds-factory-again-industrial-finance-corporation/619793 #IndustryReimagined2030 #manufacturing