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IndustryWeek
March 1, 2007
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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.   |
IndustryWeek
December 16, 2009 |
Consider This -- Riskiest Place May Be Your Comfort Zone Contract manufacturers that keep a sharp eye on global sourcing trends can better align their priorities with the marketplace and move effectively on new business opportunities. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 29, 2005
David Bovet |
Risk and Reward in Supply Chain Management While there are no easy answers -- and, in most cases, no "right" answers -- there are frameworks for thinking about how to manage risk more effectively. |
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. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
Eye On China As China rapidly evolves into a more service-oriented economy, U.S. manufacturers need to adjust their China strategy to remain competitive. |
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
April 20, 2011 |
Rust Belt Rising? World trends point to rich opportunities for niche manufacturing. |
Food Engineering
September 3, 2007
Jim Getchell |
Globalization: Where in the World is Your Supply Chain? Globalization and outsourcing offer opportunities and risks for US food manufacturers striving to optimize their supply chains. |
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. |
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
March 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
Just In Time -- What's Keeping You Up At Night? What those working in the industry see as the biggest challenge facing the manufacturing industry today. |
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? |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 10, 2005
Charles F. Knight |
How Emerson Rebounded from a Bad Loss Emerson Electric, a manufacturer with an array of brands, had a difficult period in the early 1980s when foreign competitors entered the market, offering higher-quality products for less money. By redefining its strategy, Emerson was able to survive. |
BusinessWeek
March 27, 2006
Dexter Roberts |
How Rising Wages Are Changing The Game In China A labor shortage in China has pay soaring. That is sure to send ripples around the globe. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
September 1, 2008 |
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Manufacturing? Outsourcing saves pharmaceutical companies money -- except when it doesn't. Here's how to decide what to do. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005 |
Getting Emerson Humming Again James Berges, president of Emerson Electric Co., talks about the benefits of lean growth, the business environment in Europe and China, and the trap of higher costs |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2010
Russ Krull |
Electric Earnings and the Economy Emerson Electric sheds some light on the big picture. |
BusinessWeek
May 23, 2005
Matlack & Arndt |
Cutting Their Losses U.S. multinational companies are scaling back their presence in Western Europe in favor of more promising venues in Eastern and Central Europe. |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
An Electric Quarter for Emerson Has price outstripped value for this conglomerate? Investors, take note. |
U.S. Banker
May 2011
Jeff Thredgold |
The Pain and Promise in Manufacturing Over the past three decades, the United States has lost 40 percent of its manufacturing jobs. But some are bringing their operations back home as outsourcing loses its luster. Banks should take heed. |
National Defense
February 2005
Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
U.S. Must Not Lose Manufacturing Edge The decline in U.S. manufacturing capabilities is not news to many of our readers. Only a year ago, we reported that the manufacturing sector had sustained 37 consecutive months of job losses. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Technology Ate Your Job When will it give it back? |
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. |
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
May 20, 2009 |
First Up -- Sweating the Big Stuff -- and It's All Big Stuff It's time to put manufacturing on the list of national issues we must address now. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Emerson's Electric Results Shares of Emerson Electric saw a nice pop after it released third-quarter results that included a 13% sales increase and impressive earnings growth. |
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. |
