Manufacturing News

National Governors Association Report on State Efforts to Encourage Growth in Manufacturing
February 26, 2013 | NGA
What States Are Doing to Encourage Growth in Manufacturing through Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Investment
Manufacturers find using social media can help shorten the sales cycle!
February 5, 2013 | Wall Street Journal Blog
Industrial companies are part of the growing trend of business-to-business firms engaging in social media marketing, says Debra Aho Williamson, principal analyst for social media at consulting firm eMarketer Inc. About 68% of companies that sell products or services to other businesses said they engaged in social media marketing, according to a September 2012 survey by Chief Marketer, a publication of Penton Media Inc. Inc.
6 Ways Robots Create Jobs
January 22, 2013 | Inc.
Don't believe the hype about job-killing robots--robots helped our company increase hiring.
Made in USA makes comeback as a marketing tool
January 22, 2013 | USA Today
It's becoming downright American to make stuff in America. Small manufacturers, craftsmen and retailers are marketing the Made-in-USA tag to score do-gooder points with consumers for employing stateside, says Margarita Mendoza, founder of the Made in America Movement, a lobbying organization for small manufacturers.
You're Rude Because Your Boss Is Rude
January 18, 2013 | Harvard Business Review
Over 60% blame their bad behavior on being overloaded at work. They say they have no time to be nice. Mental overload and stress short-circuit our capacity to be fully attentive about anything — even those with whom we work.But stress isn't the only reason people are uncivil at work. In our current HBR article, we present research findings that about one in four people are rude because their bosses are rude.
Renewable energy is becoming more affordable as capacity increases!
January 18, 2013 | Fierce Energy
Renewable energy is becoming more affordable as capacity increases!
The year in biomimicry: Robots inspired by cheetahs, fireflies and moon jellies
January 9, 2013 | GreenBiz.com
list of notable bio-inspired ideas of 2012
It’s time for a change Your business is ready. Are you?
January 4, 2013 | CoBizMag.Com
In today’s economy, businesses that are still around typically fall into two categories: Either they have survived the economic downturn because they made major changes through cost-cutting efforts such as layoffs, or they entered the downturn buffered by large profit margins.
The Insourcing Boom
December 15, 2012 | The Atlantic
After years of offshore production, General Electric is moving much of its far-flung appliance-manufacturing operations back home. It is not alone. An exploration of the startling, sustainable, just-getting-started return of industry to the United States.
THE GLOBAL INNOVATION 1000 Making Ideas Work
December 14, 2012 | Booz & Co
The early stages of innovation can be challenging. But Booz & Company’s annual study of R&D spending reveals that successful innovators bring clarity to a process often described as fuzzy and vague.