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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Weekly Wrap Up For November 17, 2023
Dr. Kuehl discusses the growing GDP, the worker shortage skills gap, and why the people coming into the U.S. are not likely to be the answer. He also touches on the Green Economy and …
September 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®
Manufacturing PMI® at 49% New Orders and Backlogs Contracting Employment and Production Expanding Supplier Deliveries Faster Raw Materials Inventories Contracting; Customers’ Inventories Too Low Prices Decreasing; Exports and Imports Contracting (Tempe, Arizona) — Economic activity …
Alef’s Flying Car Cleared for Takeoff by FAA
the following article was originally published by https://www.sme.org/ By Cameron Kerkau Associate Editor,SME Media Alef Aeronautics Inc.’s Model A flying car. (Photo provided by Alef) San Mateo, Calif.-based Alef Aeronautics Inc. announced on Tuesday that …
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Episode 326: Manufacturing Matters with Bill Strauss, Senior Economist and Economic Advisor at the Federal Bank of Chicago
Today’s Episode In this episode we are privileged to host Bill Strauss, Senior Economist and Economic Advisor at the Federal Bank of Chicago and the Fed’s leading expert on US manufacturing. Bill offers perspective on the slow recovery of the US manufacturing sector from the Great Recession and on the much-discussed issue of manufacturing productivity….
Episode 324: Manufacturing Matters – A Closer Look At Automation
In this week’s episode, host Cliff Waldman discusses his thinking and research insights on automation, a phenomenon that is rapidly reshaping manufacturing processes. Cliff offers comments on the incidence of automation investment, the intersection of automation and other types of physical investments and the implications of automation for productivity performance in manufacturing. Cliff lists important…
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…