We’ve beaten this drum before, but as purveyors of manufacturing technology solutions ourselves, we’re always looking for events to cheer in the world of manufacturing, especially in the U.S., and here’s another. A recent article in Bloomberg Businessweek points up once again the gradual trend toward repatriating manufacturing jobs back to our own shores. In [...]
Posts Tagged ‘manufacturing employment’
The Slow Incessant Drum Beat of Manufacturing Jobs Returning to the USA
Posted in Bidness, and Other Current Economic Realities, tagged inshoring, manufacturing, manufacturing employment on March 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Finding the Right Workers
Posted in Bidness, and Other Current Economic Realities, tagged Dr. Peter Cappelli, finding skilled workers, manufacturing employment on November 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Many of our clients, most of whom are engaged in manufacturing and distribution, struggle with issues of employment, wage-competitiveness, off-shoring, and the like. Thus, we use this blog from time to time to discuss other (non-software) topics of interest to employers, including this post, and the one that precedes it. We may be all about software at [...]
When Manufacturing Gravitates to HIGH-Wage Spots
Posted in Bidness, and Other Current Economic Realities, tagged high-wage manufacturing jobs, manufacturing employment on November 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For those, like us, with a vested interest in the future of manufacturing, here’s a new phenomenon bound to get your attention. Rolls Royce, already operating with high-wage plants in the UK, Germany and Singapore, runs a profitable marine operation in Alesund, Norway where, according to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, a [...]
The Auto Industry Rediscovers Michigan
Posted in Bidness, and Other Current Economic Realities, tagged automotive industry, manufacturing employment, Michigan employment trends on July 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Wall Street Journal recently reported good news for those of us in the Great Lakes area (i.e., Indiana and Michigan, at least). It appears that since the crisis that landed General Motors and Chrysler in bankruptcy court, U.S.automakers have been consolidating and expanding assembly operations once again in Michigan – profitably. Between 2008 and [...]
A Different Kind of Recession
Posted in Bidness, and Other Current Economic Realities, tagged manufacturing employment, Newsweek, the recession on December 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A tack away from our many ERP and software related articles, to a topic of current interest just a tad off the beaten path… A recent article in the Nov. 15th issue of Newsweek entitled Stars of the Recession points out some characteristics of the current recession that make “this time different.” For one, the [...]
