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The Motley Fool November 3, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Know Your Numbers: Productivity Productivity figures released by the BLS provide a rare look at the quality of economic activity within the economy. Keeping track of changes in productivity levels can give you an indication of the sustainability of economic growth that other types of economic data can't duplicate.
IndustryWeek September 16, 2009 Ralph Keller	Continuous Improvement -- What's the Future of U.S. Manufacturing? Some claim manufacturing is dying here but the numbers tell a different story.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2011 Morgan Housel	Technology Ate Your Job When will it give it back?
BusinessWeek February 19, 2007 James Mehring	The Housing Drag Casts A Long Shadow During 2006, productivity growth was the weakest in nine years, while the labor cost required to produce a given unit of a good or service surged. But don't fret too much: The data on productivity and unit labor costs are being skewed by the housing downturn.
Food Processing December 2011	MRO Q&A: Linking Health and Safety to Productivity How can I link my operation's health and safety measures to our performance and productivity measures to create a clearer picture for management of how these two measurement groupings are interrelated?
IndustryWeek May 16, 2012 Stephen Gold	The Changing Nature of How We Measure Success The federal government's methods for tracking manufacturing are casting doubt upon how much we really understand about this critical sector's health and viability.
HBS Working Knowledge July 7, 2003 Jim Heskett	Can We Have Too Much Productivity Improvement? We tend to think of improvement in the productivity of labor and capital like safety; one can't have too much of it. But is that always the case? Is the U.S. in fact experiencing untimely increases in productivity now?
IndustryWeek January 24, 2012 Jonathan Katz	Midsize Firms Choose Technology Over Hiring Executives attribute productivity increases to business process improvements and tech investments.
Fast Company August 2004 Ted Smalley Bowen	Found Money? If you take intangible assets into account, annual productivity could rise 1-2%. That's, well, just tangible enough to consider seriously.
IndustryWeek December 1, 2007 Jonathan Katz	By The Numbers: Of All Firms Responding to the IW/MPI Census of U.S. Manufacturers Measuring continuous improvement programs of U.S. manufacturers.
IndustryWeek February 1, 2005 John Teresko	It Came From Japan! The most terrifying -- but ultimately revolutionary and influential -- trend in modern U.S. manufacturing, including auto making, is still reducing costs and improving efficiency. But today's lean thinking tackles all corporate processes.
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.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2010 Morgan Housel	Burnt-Out Workers Could Save the Economy What the fall in labor productivity means for our recovery.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2006 David Blanchard	Just In Time -- The Business Of Staying In Business Measuring the overall health of the U.S. manufacturing industry depends on which experts you consult.
BusinessWeek March 19, 2007 Michael Mandel	The Real Threat Isn't Housing If productivity growth keeps sliding, a widespread crisis could be next.
IndustryWeek August 19, 2009	Letters to the Editor For September 2009 Manufacturing jobs and their associated benefits are key to keeping U.S. strong...
IndustryWeek November 18, 2009	GM, Ford and Chrysler Strive to Become The Lean Three Continuous improvement has taken hold in Detroit - and not a moment too soon.
BusinessWeek June 18, 2007 Michael Mandel	Are You a Victim of 'Phantom' GDP? Here are four signs to help you determine whether your industry's output and productivity are being overstated.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2007 Jonathan Katz	Efficiency Boosts Productivity Increased employee output increases productivity.
Finance & Development March 2011 Lora & Pages	Face-to-Face with Productivity It is not lack of investment but inefficient production that holds back Latin American incomes.
CFO December 1, 2006 Edward Teach	A Productive Debate Significant or not, the gap between pay and productivity is a subject that won't go away, particularly now that control of Congress is passing to the labor-friendly Democratic Party.
IndustryWeek May 1, 2008 Rick Pay	Everybody's Jumping on the Lean Bandwagon, But Many Are Being Taken for a Ride Lean might not always produce the expected benefits and here's why.
BusinessWeek August 22, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Doubts About The Productivity Slowdown What's the Federal Reserve to do about widely differing measures of productivity?
BusinessWeek May 5, 2011 Will Daley	Snap-on's CEO on U.S. Manufacturing Nick Pinchuk of toolmaker Snap-on explains why his company keeps manufacturing in the U.S. and how to boost productivity.
BusinessWeek April 22, 2010 Tom Keene	Tom Keene: A Chat with JPMorgan's Bruce Kasman A talk with JPMorgan Chase's chief economist about the economy and the outlook for jobs in the U.S.
BusinessWeek July 12, 2004 Mandel, Green & Arndt	Will The Miracle Last? How long can the economy sustain its remarkable gains in productivity? Quite a while, say some leading economists
Wired April 2002 Chris Anderson	Creative Disruption Productivity rates usually fall in a recession. Not this time...
BusinessWeek November 20, 2006 James C. Cooper	U.S.: Strong Labor Markets Put The Fed On The Spot Weak productivity and rising labor costs could force more rate hikes.
BusinessWeek September 24, 2007 Michael Mandel	Bernanke's Dilemma The markets are clamoring for rate cuts, but weak U.S. productivity gains and strong global growth may limit the Fed's options.
IndustryWeek April 18, 2012	Deliver Higher Productivity with Smarter Workforce Practices With the effective cost of labor evening out between China and the U.S., manufacturers must find other ways to improve productivity and reduce costs. One way: leverage production personnel.
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Gary S. Becker	The Productivity Boom Is Just Warming Up In the past, productivity almost always fell during recessions because both labor and capital were underutilized as output sagged. But the apparent paradox of the past few years is that labor productivity has grown even more rapidly since 2000 than in the '90s.
CIO May 15, 2001	The Great Debate: I.T. & Productivity Two sides of the heated debate over productivity increases due to information technology.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2010 Ed Salwin	Why the Stock Market Can Go Up Forever It's a thing called productivity.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2005 Michael K. Evans	Evans On The Economy -- More Jobs Will Be Lost What will happen to the U.S. economy as manufacturing employment continues to shrink? Manufacturing workers will be hurt, but not the U.S. economy generally.
BusinessWeek May 14, 2009 Michael Mandel	Why Rising Productivity Is Cause for Worry The numbers may indicate that companies are shedding professionals - and that can undercut growth in the long term.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2008 David Blanchard	The Latest Global Hotspot: The USA Sometimes the best offshoring decision is to shift production back home.
BusinessWeek October 8, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outlook: Why the Earnings Forecast Is Upbeat With productivity skyrocketing and labor costs plunging, profits will post strong growth in coming quarters now that demand is beginning to turn up.
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Productivity Isn't The Villain -- It's The Hero While some may blame increased productivity for a loss of jobs, productivity will ultimately make things better for everyone.
HBS Working Knowledge January 12, 2004 Jim Heskett	How Should We Think About the Exportation of Jobs? Service jobs are just as exportable as many of the manufacturing jobs that left the U.S. and other highly-developed economies before them. And not all of them are relatively boring and low-paying. How should we think and feel about these trends?
HBS Working Knowledge July 28, 2003 Jim Heskett	Summing Up: Can We Have Too Much Productivity Improvement? There was a wide divergence of opinion on this column.
BusinessWeek November 12, 2009 James C. Cooper	Business Outlook: The Signs Say: Job Growth Ahead Don't expect payrolls to turn around quickly, but economic trends are encouraging. Plus, heady productivity gains are not sustainable, and more workers will soon be needed.
BusinessWeek August 2, 2004 Fairlamb, Reinhardt & Cohn	Is Europe Suffering From Productivity Paralysis? Why can't Europe be more productive? That's a question investors, executives, and politicians are asking with increasing urgency.
CFO November 1, 2011 Alix Stuart	More, Better, Faster: But How? A new survey helps explain why productivity is skyrocketing at so many companies.
BusinessWeek November 24, 2010 Torres & Feld	Campbell's Quest for Productivity Campbell's enlists its workers to help squeeze every efficiency out of its plants.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2010 Rich Smith	Picture of the Day: Help Wanted! Whether employers want to hire or not. Lower productivity may not be unqualifiedly good news, but by my count, that's at least two big cheers for it.
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.
Finance & Development March 1, 2006 Baily & Farrell	Breaking Down Barriers to Growth Encouraging competition is key to reviving stalled industrial economies.
BusinessWeek November 24, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: The Jobless Recovery: Kiss It Good-Bye More demand and smaller productivity gains will boost payrolls.
BusinessWeek June 3, 2009 Michael Mandel	Growth: Why the Stats Are Misleading The BLS data miss crucial import-price shifts. When missing info is factored in, the U.S. economy over the past decade looks worse than we thought.
Food Engineering June 1, 2005 Joyce Fassl	Productivity improvements may be somewhere over the rainbow Food manufacturers that have added color to the process floor often realize more benefits than they initially expected. Example: blue conveyor belts installed to reduce eye fatigue also made the product easier to see.