#manufacturing

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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....

Digital Lean comes of age

The Big Picture: Digital Lean is the convergence of lean management practices, design thinking, advanced digital technologies, and...

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...

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...