Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

IndustryWeek March 1, 2009 David Blanchard	IndustryWeek's 2009 Salary Survey Comments on Manufacturing at the Crossroads One thing all manufacturing managers seem to agree on is that things are tough out there, and getting tougher.
IndustryWeek June 22, 2011	Capitol View: 8 Questions with Don Manzullo The co-chairman of the House Manufacturing Caucus sizes up the state of U.S. manufacturing and what's needed to keep it growing.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2008 David Blanchard	Manufacturing Is Not For the Faint at Heart -- IndustryWeek's 2008 Salary Survey Comments When asked to comment on the state of the industry, manufacturing managers throughout the United States share a common concern that the odds seem to be stacked against them.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2008 David Blanchard	Just In Time -- An American Daydream Since neither presidential candidate has much interest in the manufacturing industry, we'll have to resort to a bit of wishful thinking instead.
IndustryWeek February 17, 2010 Jill Jusko	IndustryWeek's 2010 Salary Survey Comments: Manufacturing Challenges in 2010 Your thoughts on what issues need to be addressed.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2007 David Blanchard	Manufacturing's Biggest Challenges -- IndustryWeek's 2007 Salary Survey Responses If you come to work everyday worrying about global competition, finding and keeping skilled labor, raw material shortages, and the quality of your product, you're not alone.
National Defense February 2004 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	State of Manufacturing Base Is Cause for Concern One lesson that we learned from the "Buy America" debate last year was the need for a thorough and detailed discussion on a national level about the state of the U.S. industrial base, particularly the capabilities of American industry to manufacture sophisticated components for weapon systems.
National Defense June 2009 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Manufacturing Matters to the Nation's Economy and Security A detailed discussion of the nation's manufacturing challenges and their implications for national security.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2008 David Blanchard	Just In Time -- Buddy, Can You Spare a Job? U.S. manufacturers assert their continuing relevance despite a decline in overall employment and a lack of commitment from politicians.
IndustryWeek June 1, 2003 John S. McClenahen	Waking Up To A New World Is U.S. manufacturing in the midst of a nightmare or a dream come true?
BusinessWeek September 23, 2010 Tom Keene	Tom Keene's Econo Chat A conversation with R. Glenn Hubbard, dean of Columbia Business School, about repairing the economy.
IndustryWeek September 1, 2006	Labor Days: Meeting Our Workforce Challenges! This special report takes the critical challenges facing U.S. manufacturers, puts them in perspective and presents the best workforce practices of America's plants.
IndustryWeek September 1, 2004 Patricia Panchak	The Next President: On The Record The presidential candidates' unfiltered responses to an identical sets of questions that IndustryWeek posed to them in July. There's also, from a manufacturing perspective, IW analysis of the responses.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2003 John Teresko	Fearing R&D's Flight Research and development is an increasingly crucial factor in sustaining the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing amid rapid globalization. Yet experts warn that strategic missteps endanger U.S. technological preeminence.
IndustryWeek June 17, 2009	Letters to the Editor For July 2009 Putting manufacturing front and center on the national agenda
IndustryWeek March 16, 2011 Steve Minter	Purpose-Driven Capitalism An old-fashioned talk about values in business. The bottom line is that the bottom line isn't everything.
Entrepreneur October 2003 Joshua Kurlantzick	Made in America? More and more U.S. businesses are trekking overseas to explore cheaper ways to make their products. But what does that mean for small manufacturers left behind on the home front?
Food Processing October 2010 Gerald Shankel	America's Most Wanted: Skilled Workers A highly skilled and trained workforce is necessary to meet 21st century manufacturing needs.
IndustryWeek September 22, 2010	First Up: Saving American Manufacturing Michele Nash-Hoff's crusade to save American manufacturing and the middle class.
IndustryWeek November 16, 2011 Patricia Panchak	Manufacturing Moves to Center Stage Public-policy leaders are taking yet another look at manufacturing's importance to the U.S. economy. This time, let's make sure they get it right.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2007 David Blanchard	Managing Expectations -- IndustryWeek's 2007 Salary Survey Comments Given the chance to weigh in on the state of the industry, their companies and their employees, manufacturing managers reveal what you always suspected: Things are tough out there, and they're likely to only get tougher.
BusinessWeek June 19, 2008 Michael Mandel	Job One for McCain or Obama: Jobs As Barack Obama and John McCain move into the next stage of the Presidential campaign, there's one economic question they won't be able to escape: What should Washington do to reverse the decline in manufacturing jobs? How each candidate answers that question might help decide which one wins.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2008 David Blanchard	The Biggest Challenges Facing Manufacturers -- IndustryWeek's 2008 Salary Survey Responses Offshore competition. Finding and retaining skilled labor. Rising costs. Government regulations. Sound familiar? Manufacturing managers share many of the same headaches and confront common challenges.
National Defense June 2010 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Defense Manufacturing: A Crisis in the Making Defense manufacturing is like the weather. Everyone talks about it, but no one does anything.
IndustryWeek January 20, 2010	Thought Leader -- Help Wanted With skilled job openings going unfilled, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers' Mark Tomlinson sees workforce development as a top priority for manufacturers.
IndustryWeek June 1, 2007 David Blanchard	The Face Of American Manufacturing The United States is the world's most productive country, but the global landscape has changed dramatically in recent years and even more changes are on the way.
Finance & Development March 1, 2006 Baily & Farrell	Breaking Down Barriers to Growth Encouraging competition is key to reviving stalled industrial economies.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2009 David Blanchard	IndustryWeek's 2009 Salary Survey Comments on Manufacturing's Biggest Challenge: The Economy As part of the IndustryWeek 2009 Salary Survey, we asked the open-ended question: What is the biggest challenge facing the manufacturing industry today?
IndustryWeek February 16, 2011	Manufacturing 2.0 -- Building a Lean, Mean Profitable Machine Recovery brings more focus on risk-taking, talent management and global markets.
IndustryWeek October 20, 2010	Innovation Nation? Manufacturers are more involved than other industries in innovation, but engagement is hardly widespread.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2005 Doug Bartholomew	A House Divided: Manufacturing In Crisis Today, amid liberalized trade and widely available cheap labor, manufacturers have turned against one another, threatening to topple a house built upon the pillars of ingenuity, productivity and competitiveness.
National Defense January 2007 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Manufacturing Edge Essential to Defense While the U.S. defense industry remains unsurpassed, it faces long-term challenges - one of which is its ability to secure innovative manufacturing capabilities. This applies all the way from bombers to boots.
IndustryWeek September 1, 2006	The Workforce: John J. Sweeney For national security and manufacturing workers' sake, the U.S. must reexamine its trade and tax policies.
National Defense February 2008 Alan L. Gropman	Challenges Ahead for U.S. Aircraft Manufacturers The Industrial College of the Armed Forces team has identified six major issues that, if unaddressed, could threaten the aircraft industry's long-term health.
IndustryWeek September 22, 2010	A Vote for Manufacturing As midterm elections approach, manufacturers seek candidates who will support policies that strengthen their competitiveness in the international arena.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2003 John S. McClenahen	Home Economics To compete in a globalized world, U.S. states, regions and communities are seeking to attract and retain advanced manufacturing. They're having some success. But former Labor Secretary Robert Reich argues they'd be better off focusing on skills rather than on selecting specific industries.
IndustryWeek August 17, 2011	Operational Excellence and Customer Intimacy in Real Time Mobile technologies are helping manufacturers innovate and manage today's challenges while setting the stage for ongoing improvements in customer engagement, profitability and cost efficiency in the years to come.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2003 Patricia Panchak	Manufacturing's Public Policy Challenge Convincing the President and Congress to extend tax relief to big manufacturers won't be easy.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2004 John S. McClenahen	NAM's New CEO As John M. Engler begins his term at the National Association of Manufacturers, here's how he views U.S. manufacturing and the NAM's role.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 Thomas J. Duesterberg	The Competitive Edge -- What The New Congress Has In Store For Manufacturing Don't expect any tax relief from the Democrat-led Congress, but a renewed emphasis on R&D is likely.
BusinessWeek August 25, 2003 Mandel & Madigan	Commentary: Outsourcing Jobs: Is It Bad? An accelerating pace is raising concerns over its effects. Two BusinessWeek economists debate whether that's good or bad
IndustryWeek February 17, 2010	First Up -- The Case for Investing in Manufacturing Our ability to field competitive domestic manufacturing industries is deteriorating, says one economist, and too few understand the implications for the U.S. economy.
IndustryWeek August 18, 2010	Executive View -- Get Smart Rockwell Automation CEO pushes for more federal funding to support 'smart manufacturing' breakthroughs.
IndustryWeek September 1, 2007 David Blanchard	Thought Leaders -- An Era Of Incredible Productivity Eaton's Sandy Cutler says U.S. manufacturers need to let the world know how well they're really doing.
IndustryWeek September 14, 2011	Wanted: Talent-Driven Innovation Can the United States meet the challenge of creating the skilled workforce needed for manufacturing leadership?
IndustryWeek March 1, 2006 Patricia Panchak	Editor's Page: State Of Disunion The terms and tone of political and economic debate in this country are in shambles, yet these and other manufacturing leaders are standing their ground.
Job Journal March 13, 2005 Rich Heitnz	Manufacturers Fight to Generate Jobs Can we stop the exodus of manufacturing jobs from California? It's a question that haunts not only the individual job seeker, but the California Manufacturers & Technology Association.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2006 Jonathan Katz	The 2006 Elections: Who Gets Your Vote? Trade and energy issues take center stage for manufacturers in the 2006 midterm election.
IndustryWeek February 1, 2007 Ralph Keller	Continuous Improvement -- Confronting Our Manufacturing Labor Crisis We need to show today's youth that manufacturing has a stable future.
IndustryWeek June 1, 2005 Patricia Panchak	Editor's Page -- The Shape Of Manufacturing To Come From the chaos of continuous dynamic change, a few certainties about the future of U.S. manufacturing emerge.