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Newsweek: International Editions – MSNBC.com: It’s not just manufacturing jobs: “15 years after U.S. and European multinationals started shipping large numbers of manufacturing jobs overseas, experts are saying that the ‘second wave’ of offshoring is at hand—and it promises to…
Indianapolis Star: An upside to plant closings for those that survive: “Scavenging industrial auctions around Chicago, Herzberg picked up 700 die sets last year worth about $1 million new. He spent $3,500. ‘A new die shoe can cost $2,000,’ Herzberg…
SupplyChainBrain: The Library: “Before you consider outsourcing to China,” Fabin says, “you might want to consider which aspects of production it makes sense to outsource. You need a clear picture of your total supply chain cost.” Another example about not…
Manufacturers’ Blog I just discovered the official NAM blog, take a look if you want to see their perspectives on issues of the day. It’s not really focused on lean, but looks at U.S. competitiveness, government policy, free/fair trade, and…
IndustryWeek : Editor’s Page : From Industry Week’s editor:“Lean management is not an option. Lean not only will help companies survive the immediate threat of brutal price competition, in its most advanced implementation, lean also will push companies to focus…
BBC NEWS :It’s not just the U.S…. Scotland also is facing closures/moves to China. “‘We increasingly acknowledge that this situation is a symptom of a global manufacturing system which is dominated by low cost production in other countries. ‘Unfortunately for…
Aerospace Notebook Interesting glimpse into Boeing’s “moving line” efforts. They were very successful in cutting cycle times on the 737 program, but not without some significant pain. This article claims the 777 moving line transition has been difficult so far.…
mlive.com: I was in Holland, Michigan quite a bit the past few years doing consulting work. That town has really been hit hard by factory closings and job cuts. See the next article below for more on one reason we’re…
Click here to request free book download This is a nice offer, a free electronic copy of the book “Lean Manufacturing for the Small Shop.” Please check out my main blog page at www.leanblog.org The RSS feed content you are…
China Economic Net: Even Chinese companies feel pressure from increased costs, whether from material or labor. “To Chinese enterprises, price is determined by the supply-demand relation, so it seems clearly different for various industries in aspect of the influences they…
U.S. revives China clothing import quota China Calls U.S. Move to Textile Limits Unfair, Urges Talks I don’t know if there are any easy answers in this situation. If Chinese textile goods are cheaper and/or better cause the market says…
Control Engineering : At least the certification won’t be like an APICS certification where you just have to take a test and you’re certified. “Three key aspects of the certification process will include: mentoring by and of certification candidates; a…
