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Manufacturing Momentum–Boothroyd Dewhurst to Host 2012 International Forum on … – MarketWatch (press release)

April 24, 2012

 WAKEFIELD, R.I., Apr 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Boothroyd Dewhurst, Inc., will host the twenty-seventh annual International Forum on Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA(R)) on June 11-13, 2012. This year’s Forum, “Manufacturing Momentum: Building on Success with Better Design,” will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Providence-Warwick, R.I., USA. Leading companies speaking at […]

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Manufacturing Matters: Reinvigorating ‘Made in America’ Brand – International Business Times

April 24, 2012

America is in “a terminal industrial decline,” the conservative pundit Patrick Buchanan lamented in a column last year. “Not so long ago, we made all the shoes and clothes we wore, the motorcycles and cars we drove, the radios we listened to, the TV sets we watched, the home and office calculators and computers we […]

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AAM and partners win 2012 Campaign Excellence Award – SteelGuru

April 23, 2012

The Alliance for American Manufacturing and several of its partners were awarded the 2012 Campaign Excellence Award for Public Affairs Campaign of the Year from the American Association of Political Consultants. The AAPC award is formal recognition that AAM, a non partisan group launched in 2007, has succeeded in shifting the entire jobs debate […]

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As Factory Jobs Return To US, The Need For Technical Training Grows – WITN

April 22, 2012

  Offshoring manufacturing jobs to China looked like the perfect way to cut costs a decade ago, but now companies that produce everything from computers to car parts are returning to the United States in growing numbers. Labor economists say the country needs to invest in more vocational and technical training programs so millions of […]

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Large manufacturers considering move back to US: survey – SmartPlanet.com (blog)

April 22, 2012

More than a third of US-based manufacturing executives at companies with sales greater than $1 billion are planning to bring back production to the United States from China or are considering it, according to a new survey by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The trend toward pulling back manufacturing from China and bringing it back […]

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Manufacturing Could Make Reappearance in the U.S. – Daily Political

April 21, 2012

The old label Made in the USA is making a comeback. A new survey by the Boston Consulting Group says 37% of executives representing manufacturing companies with sales of over $1 billion plan to repatriate production or are considering it. That rate increased to 48% with executives who represented companies that had over $10 billion […]

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The boomerang effect

April 21, 2012
The idea is now being extended to repatriating manufacturing facilities to rich countries. This also saves companies from having all their eggs in one basket. A string of natural disasters in recent years has shown that lean supply chains can snap all too …
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Emanuel, Quinn pushing to boost jobs through exports – Chicago Tribune

April 21, 2012

Paul Hletko mixed yeast and water in a white bucket as he waited for a blend of rye, corn and malted barley to cool to 95 degrees. The right temperature ensures that when he adds in the yeast it will eat at the right pace, leaving behind alcohol. “Happy yeast equals happy people,” said Hletko, […]

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More Than a Third of Large Manufacturers Consider Reshoring from China to the US – IndustryWeek

April 20, 2012

By Patricia PanchakWith the effective cost of labor evening out between China and the U.S., manufacturers must find other ways to improve productivity and reduce costs. Source Article from http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=27184&SectionID=3

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As factory jobs return to US, the need for technical training grows – msnbc.com (blog)

April 20, 2012

The Squawk on the Street team discusses comments made by Charles Bunch, PPG Industries chairman & CEO. He told Jim Cramer that rising costs in China could mean more jobs in the U.S. Offshoring manufacturing jobs to China looked like the perfect way to cut costs a decade ago, but now companies that produce everything […]

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