How competitive is American manufacturing, as opposed to the biggest (Asian) manufacturing outsourcing players? By the year 2020, the United States is predicted to take the top spot in the Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index (GMCI),…
A Sobering Look at a Former Factory Town
Why American Manufacturing Is More
The decline of Great Northern decimated the area’s economy, making it an extreme example of once-prosperous Maine … How competitive is American manufacturing, as opposed to the biggest (Asian) manufacturing outsourcing players? By the year…
Leadership Challenges for Manufacturers
Recently I came across the PriceWaterhouseCoopers Annual CEO Survey online and listened to several 3-6 minute videos about … How competitive is American manufacturing, as opposed to the biggest (Asian) manufacturing outsourcing players? By the…
Building the Next Generation Manufacturers
A few weeks ago, the Catalyst Connection, a Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Ask any construction business professional or an architect if they suffer from tantrums when penning their contract drawings, and…
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
Across the United States, the 2016 GMCI reports, “talent remains number one” among drivers of manufacturing competitiveness. In the Deloitte and Council of Competitiveness study, talent is defined as “the quality and availability of highly…
Enlightening Enterprise 3D Printing
Ask any construction business professional or an architect if they suffer from tantrums when penning their contract drawings, and you are more than likely to hear an enthusiastically frustrated, “YES!” Enterprise 3D printing is ascending the Slope of Enlightenment. Gartner1 placed it there on its Hype Cycle curve in 2013 and it has been marching…