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Dee DepassAugust 10, 2012 MINNEAPOLIS – Two years ago, Calibur11 in Duluth, Minn., did what any other cash-strapped manufacturer looking to prune costs would do: Turn to China. But the maker of game console cases is happily shifting its manufacturing operations back to the United States, discovering that doing business […]
By Mike Verespej | PLASTICS NEWS STAFF Posted July 12, 2012 PHILADELPHIA (July 12, 2 p.m. ET) — The renewed interest in manufacturing medical devices for the U.S. market in the United States — rather than in China — is giving a boost to medical molders and contract manufacturers like Mack Molding Co.But it also is proving to be […]
By David J. Lynch on July 05, 2012 This spring, President Obama said he had “good news” to report: Lost American jobs are returning to the U.S. “For a lot of businesses,” the president told a crowd in Albany, N.Y., on May 8, “it’s now starting to make sense to bring jobs back home.” […]
EMPLOYMENT SPECTATOR Editorial StaffJim Vassallo | Chelsei HendersonEmployment Spectator202 S Lake Ave, Unit 250Pasadena, CA 91101 Many manufacturing businesses in the US where wiped out, by low-cost imports from Asia, especially China. Many other companies moved their production from US to China. The manufacturing employment was reduced by about 6 […]
The tide has begun to turn on the flow of manufacturing jobs from the U.S. to China and other low-cost countries, according to a new study from The Hackett Group, Inc. Some companies are already reshoring a portion of their manufacturing capacity, and this trend is expected to reach a crucial tipping point over the […]
In the last decade, we’ve lost millions of manufacturing jobs to outsourcing. According to U.S. News and World Report, there are now 5.1 million fewer American manufacturing jobs than in 2001. The lure of low wages, tax advantages, and other cost savings has made for a seemingly straightforward calculus, and manufacturer after manufacturer, supported by intricate […]
When I wrote the chapter on what manufacturers can do to save themselves for my first book, Can American Manufacturing be Saved? Why we should and how we can, published in 2009, one of my top recommendations was to begin the Lean journey to become a Lean manufacturer. Notice: JavaScript is required for this content.
How much the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic has had on manufacturing depends on the state in which a manufacturer is located and what is the industry of the manufacturer.
One of the dangers of reliance on foreign manufacturers is the increase of U.S. vulnerability to receiving counterfeit goods. Here’s what you need to know.
Many companies that offshored manufacturing American jobs didn’t really do the math. For decades, U.S. companies have been chasing cheap labor offshore and then importing products to sell in the U.S. market. Now, a broader focus on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO quantifies all relevant costs, risks, and strategic factors) and advanced manufacturing together have the […]
