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Mar 28, 20221 min read

Inevitable decline isn't inevitable

Terrific article in today’s O'Reilly Media Next Economy Newsletter (www.oreilly.com). Reflecting on the writings of historian Timothy...

Sep 29, 20211 min read

Supply Chain Stability and Workforce Agility Are the New Competitive Advantages in Manufacturing

Companies can take more control over ways future disruptions impact their operations. Manufacturers are doubling down on digital...

Sep 29, 20211 min read

Manufacturers look close to home as global supply chains are upended

It took a single COVID-19 case among the dockworkers for China to partly shut the world’s third-busiest container port for two weeks this...

Sep 14, 20211 min read

The WHYs around Decline Productivity in Advanced Economies

excerpted from McKinsey Global Institute research While there are many schools of thought, we find three waves collided to produce a...

Aug 25, 20211 min read

Why The Path To Recovery Requires A Return To ‘Made In The USA’

We need to recognize that while government policies and incentives are a boost, the roadmap for the private sector includes People ...

Aug 24, 20211 min read

ITC study: Little or no U.S. gain from trade agreements

The Big Picture: The Coalition for Prosperous America summarizes a recent report from International Trade Commission economists....

Aug 23, 20211 min read

Digital Lean comes of age

The Big Picture: Digital Lean is the convergence of lean management practices, design thinking, advanced digital technologies, and...

Aug 20, 20211 min read

Unfilled manufacturing jobs underscores need for a paradigm shift

Evidence of 'vibrant opportunity": 83% of manufacturers are “likely” or “extremely likely” to replace at least one overseas supplier...

Aug 19, 20211 min read

The Bill That Could Truly, Actually Bring Back U.S. Manufacturing

Establishing an Industrial Finance Corporation would fill the gap between the US as the world-class innovator and the US as a world-class...