
Monthly Series: Manufacturing Think Tank with Cliff Waldman
Go beyond the mainstream media headlines with Cliff Waldman throughout his series on Manufacturing Talk Radio where he focuses on forces that are catalyzing rapid structural changes in the companies and sectors that comprise the dynamic manufacturing industry. Tune in on the last Tuesday of every month to hear the latest episode!
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May 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®
Manufacturing PMI® at 46.9% New Orders and Backlogs Contracting Production and Employment Growing Supplier Deliveries Faster Raw Materials Inventories Contracting; Customers’ Inventories Too High Prices Decreasing; Exports Unchanged; Imports Contracting (Tempe, Arizona) — Economic activity …
April 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®
Manufacturing PMI® at 47.1% New Orders and Production Contracting Backlogs Contracting Supplier Deliveries Faster Raw Materials Inventories Contracting; Customers’ Inventories Too High Prices Increasing; Exports and Imports Contracting (Tempe, Arizona) — Economic activity in the …
CAN OCEAN WAVES POWER THE GRID? NEW TECHNOLOGY IS BRINGING US CLOSER THAN EVER
The following story was originally published by inverse.com by PAOLA ROSA-AQUINO As wind blows across the surface of the sea, it transfers loads of energy — in the form of a wave — to the …
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Episode 322: Manufacturing Matters – Challenges In The U.S. Auto Industry
In this episode noted auto industry expert Haig Stoddard talks to host Cliff Waldman about challenges shaping the U.S. motor vehicle subsector. After overviewing industry growth prospects, the interview turns to product innovation, with discussion of electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles. Human capital challenges in the U.S. auto industry are considered, most notably the relative…
Episode 320: Manufacturing Matters – Oxford Economics Director of Global Industry Services Jeremy Leonard
On this episode of Manufacturing Matters, host Cliff Waldman welcomes Jeremy Leonard, Director of Global Industry Services at Oxford Industries to the show to discuss the relationship between R and D, innovation and productivity, the drivers of business investment spending in manufacturing, complementarity or substitutability of business investment and employment and structural technological shifts affecting…
Episode 317: Manufacturing Matters: The NABE Policy Conference in Washington, DC
This unique episode of ‘Manufacturing Matters’ was recorded from the NABE Policy Conference in Washington, DC. Host Cliff Waldman moderated a session entitled ‘Innovation and the Future Geography of Global Manufacturing’. On the panel was Susan Lund, Partner at the McKinsey Global Institute, Mark Killion, Director of U.S. Industry at Oxford Economics and Ken Voytek,…
Episode 313: Manufacturing Matters – The Future of the Chemicals Manufacturing Industry
On This Episode Listen Now: In this episode Kevin Swift, Chief Economist of the American Chemistry Council, discusses the short-term and long-term outlook for chemicals manufacturing. Kevin also responds to questions about innovation, market concentration, and human capital in basic chemicals industries. The interview concludes with a discussion of the potential impact of demographic change on chemicals…
Episode 310: Manufacturing Matters – An Overview Of The Global Economic Environment
In this episode Manufacturing Matters host Cliff Waldman provides listeners with an overview of the global economic environment. Since 2016 the world economy has been a tailwind for U.S. manufacturers after years of post-financial crisis malaise. Unfortunately, in recent months there has been growing evidence of a global slowdown due mostly to weakening growth in…
Episode 301: Introducing Our Latest Podcast Series
About The Show Manufacturing Matters With Cliff Waldman goes beyond the main stream media headlines to focus on forces that are catalyzing rapid structural changes in the companies and sectors that comprise the dynamic manufacturing industry from new science, new markets, new economic thinking, new companies and new industries to such front-burner issues as the changing…