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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
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. |
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
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. |
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
October 21, 2009 |
The Future of Manufacturing 2009 Manufacturing leaders chart the impact of the recession and identify the opportunities and risks facing the U.S. manufacturing sector in the years ahead. |
Wall Street & Technology
January 5, 2007
Greg MacSweeney |
Searching for Talent New evidence suggests that the existing U.S. educational system will not be able to produce the IT talent that financial organizations require, forcing firms to take on a lot of the training, and the costs, themselves. |
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
July 1, 2006
John S. McClenahen |
Outsourcing: Hedge the Low-Wage Wager Manufacturers are still chasing cheap labor around the world. But they'd be well advised not to place all of their outsourcing stake on it. |
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
October 1, 2004
Purdum & Teresko |
Smart Outsourcing Rather than get too worried about jobs we are losing, we have to ask ourselves what we are really good at and how we can do it better. |
IndustryWeek
November 1, 2008 |
The Future of Manufacturing A forward-looking analysis of the trends, management strategies and best practices that will help U.S. manufacturers compete successfully. |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Welcome Back U.S. Manufacturing It's too early to tell whether high fuel prices and the falling dollar will be enough to bring offshored operations back home, but some recent moves suggest it's possible. |
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
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
July 1, 2006
Patricia Panchak |
Editor's Page -- Next-Generation Outsourcing A new realism about manufacturing outsourcing takes hold. |
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
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. |
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 |
Job Journal
September 3, 2006
Rich Heintz |
A Labor Day Look at Causes for Concern It's no surprise that the rising cost of healthcare is hitting the pocketbooks of American workers hard. |
CIO
September 1, 2003
Christopher Koch |
Backlash As a growing number of IT jobs move overseas, some CIOs and economists prophesy a political storm against offshore outsourcing. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2003
John S. McClenahen |
The Next Crisis: Too Few Workers Even as the U.S. economy struggles to recover from recession and manufacturing firms continue to thin their ranks, there's still talk of a skills shortage. No kidding. Here's what the experts are saying and what you can do about it. |
IndustryWeek
June 1, 2005
Travis Hessman |
Under Pressure Manufacturers cite rising raw material costs for missed earnings, shrinking profits and bankruptcy. But in this environment, leaders like Tyco and Esselte have developed strategies to protect their companies, without drastically raising prices. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
The Latest Global Hotspot: The USA Sometimes the best offshoring decision is to shift production back home. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2007
Jaumotte & Tytell |
Globalization of Labor Globalization is a vital force sustaining world growth, but policymakers need to ensure that all people benefit by strengthening access to education and training, adopting adequate social safety nets, and improving the functioning of labor markets. |
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
October 1, 2003
Traci Purdum |
Survival Of The Fittest Going global is no longer a choice; it's a necessity. How you evolve and how you treat your customers will be keys to your success. |
IndustryWeek
February 17, 2010
David Blanchard |
Making It Work Overseas U. S. manufacturers can achieve success in their offshoring projects if they do their due diligence. |
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
August 1, 2008
Nick Zubko |
The Do-It-Yourself Guide Is it always cheaper to farm it out, or should some things stay in-house? Here are six ways to help crack the "make or buy" mystery. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2007
David Blanchard |
How Much Are You Worth? IndustryWeek's 2007 Salary Survey A 2007 Salary Survey reveals that the average salary for manufacturing management is $106,588. |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Laura D'Andrea Tyson |
Outsourcing: Who's Safe Anymore? The U.S. federal budget deficit will limit help to displaced workers. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2007
Jonathan Katz |
CEOs Go Global For Talent Companies looking overseas for skilled employees. |
Job Journal
June 1, 2008
Alesia Benedict |
Career Pros: Steering Clear of Offshore Outsourcing Jobs most likely to get shipped overseas, and how to avoid being left adrift. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2008 |
Letters to the Editor for October 2008 Taking a Closer Look at U.S. Manufacturing... On the Comeback Trail... Multilingual Management... |
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. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2006 |
Outsourcing's Next Steps When it's best not to chase cheap labor. |
IndustryWeek
December 16, 2005 |
Unleashing The Entrepreneurial Spirit How should U.S. manufacturing channel its energy and investments in infrastructure? |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jan/Feb 2004
Anatole Pevnev |
Looking For Job Growth? Try Bangalore The outsourcing trend and what it means for the office real estate market |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Thoughts on Offshoring and Outsourcing Who benefits when companies move operations abroad? Relocating some operations offshore appears to be a smart economic move for some companies. But not all companies are thinking everything through before doing so. And as American jobs are lost, the issue of global outsourcing has become a hot one. Is it really so bad? |
IndustryWeek
March 17, 2010 |
Thought Leader - Making the Case for Made in America Longtime manufacturing executive Harry Moser sees 'reshoring' as a viable strategy to help rebuild U.S. industry. |
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. |
CFO
June 1, 2004
Durfee & O'Sullivan |
Offshoring by the Numbers Results of our survey of 275 finance executives at a broad range of companies. |
IndustryWeek
April 20, 2011 |
Rust Belt Rising? World trends point to rich opportunities for niche manufacturing. |
CFO
October 1, 2009
Josh Hyatt |
The New Calculus of Offshoring For years the offshoring boom was driven by one factor: savings. Today the decision is much more complicated. |
BusinessWeek
March 22, 2004
Paul Craig Roberts |
Guest Commentary: The Harsh Truth About Outsourcing It's not a mutually beneficial trade practice -- it's outright labor arbitrage |
IndustryWeek
March 17, 2010
Jill Jusko |
The Training Imperative U.S. manufacturers continue their struggle to find the right people with the right skills to fill manufacturing's talent needs. A broad array of institutions, including manufacturers themselves, are racing to meet that skills challenge - and keep U.S. manufacturing competitive. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2004
Jill Jusko |
Dangerous Disconnect Millions of displaced manufacturing workers remain unemployed. Simultaneously, an increasing shortage of highly skilled production workers is threatening U.S. manufacturing. |
Global Services
November 5, 2007
Singh & Puryear |
Beyond Single Site, Single Provider As companies measure their offshore presence, they grapple with two large challenges. First, the increasing imbalance between workforce supply and demand, and second, where to site their offshore activities. |
BusinessWeek
June 18, 2007
Michael Mandel |
The Real Cost Of Offshoring U.S. data show that moving jobs overseas hasn't hurt the economy. Here's why those stats are wrong |
