Manufacturing Talk Radio

Is the autonomous supply chain achievable? Can the cost yield the benefits to make it justifiable? Find out in this interview with Cary Vandenavond from JDA Software as he shares his insights with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As industry becomes more technologically sophisticated in manufacturing, some "simple machines" will remain ever-present, like carts that actually contribute to lean manufacturing. Ed Brown, founder of Topper Industrial in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to tout the features and benefits of industrial cart and conveyor solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Chris Kuehl, a managing partner with Armada Corporate Intelligence and chief economist for several non-profit organizations including the FMA and FIA, joins co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the current Credit Manager's Index issued by the National Association of Credit Managers, as well as the outlook for the U.S. economy in view of world and local events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Christopher Hooton, Senior Scholar at the George Washington University Institute of Public Policy and Chief Economist of the Internet Association and Peter Tyler, a professor in urban and regional economics in the Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge, discuss their newly published paper on the impact of enterprise zones. Chris and Peter outline the basic findings of their study and discuss the role of manufacturing in enterprise zone development. Other topics include the relationship between enterprise zones and clusters, the impact of enterprise zones in developing economies, and the issue of capital pirating from surrounding localities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Haytham Elhawary, CEO of Kinetics, joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss REFLEX, a smart wearable device that automatically detects high-risk postures and provides workers with real-time feedback whenever high-risk motions to reduce the incidences of workplace injuries. Over time, workers can use REFLEX to improve their biomechanics, resulting in fewer injuries and improved well-being, while the company saves time and money in more workhours, fewer workplace injuries, and less paperwork on injury claims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony Uphoff, President and CEO of Thomas (thomasnet.com) joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss three major trends in manufacturing: State of US Manufacturing, The impact of the tariffs on US Manufacturers, and the digital transformation of industrial sales, marketing and supply chain management. Listen to this special episode to learn how to navigate this manufacturing turbulence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Akrur Barua, Economist and Executive Manager with Deloitte, discusses the current outlook as well as the evolving structure of the Indian economy. After commenting on the slowdown in India’s economic growth, Akrur responds to questions about development issues. In doing so, he discusses the role of the manufacturing sector in India’s longer-term picture. Other interview topics include demographics, the challenge of bureaucracy, and entrepreneurship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith Barr is CEO and President of Leading2Lean, a company dedicated to helping manufacturers adapt to new technologies and digital lean methodologies that include the human element in an evolution called Manufacturing 4.0. Listen to learn what hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady uncover in this insightful interview on the future of manufacturing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Susan Sweeney, President of GGB, engages in a broad-based discussion of workforce challenges faced by global manufacturers. Dr. Sweeney discusses the general U.S. manufacturing human capital problem and then focuses on her specific company issues. She describes a number of the workforce development programs and initiatives at GGB. The final part of the interview focuses on the educational system and its adequacy for the rapidly evolving manufacturing workplace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Credit Manager's Index is showing more negative signs than positive as uncertainty in the manufacturing industry increases across all sectors and we head for a period of mediocrity. Additional soft factors weighing on the economy are discussed by Dr. Chris Kuehl in this insightful interview with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Cutler is CEO of T.R. Cutler Inc, a manufacturing journalist who is quite vocal that there are too many manufacturers and companies serving the manufacturing sector that have simply neglected to tell their story. Cutler’s goal is to tell these manufacturing stories in an interesting, dynamic, understandable, and relevant way, so he joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady in a discussion to help manufacturers tell their stories. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Michael Ryan, Associate Director at IHS Markit, discusses the current financial picture as well as the financial outlook for the U.S. manufacturing sector. Mike also compares the financial picture in U.S. manufacturing to that of non-manufacturing. Amidst rising fears of a recession, he assesses the preparedness of US corporate balance sheets for an economic downturn and identifies the industries that would have financial difficulty in a recession. After comparing the U.S. non-financial corporate balance sheet and U.S. manufacturing sector balance sheet to the balance sheets in a range of countries around the world, Mike discusses the global interest rate dynamic. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lou Rassey is CEO of Fast Radius, a manufacturing lighthouse known as a smart factory. Need some clarity of that? Tune in and listen to hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady parse the topic with Mr. Rassey as they discuss a manufacturing future where the cloud is the parts and inventory warehouse, production is completed on-demand as close to the customer as possible, and logistics becomes most short-haul with reduced delivery times. Where does your company fit into the 21st Century manufacturing picture? For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amidst rising fears of a world economic downturn, Greg Daco, Chief US Economist at Oxford Economics, offered much-needed perspective on global economic and financial signals. Greg responded to questions about the mixed economic picture in the US and identified his biggest concerns outside of the US. He also offered analysis of the recent tumble in US bond yields. The interview concluded with a discussion of the high-flying dollar, a considerable challenge for US-based manufacturers. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norbert Ore, Director of Industry Surveys with Strategas Research Partners, and Senior Correspondent with Manufacturing Talk Radio, discusses the latest Global PMI Survey trends with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady that are showing short-term softening. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chair, Anthony Nieves, ISM Committee for the Non-Manufacturing Report on Business, presents the details behind the overall number in a conversation with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Institute for Supply Management®’s Report On Business® Series for August 2019. Hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady welcome Chair, Tim Fiore for a closer look at the factors that went into the Manufacturing Report On Business and this month’s PMI. Don’t miss this in-depth, exclusive interview available only on Manufacturing Talk Radio.  According to the comments in the ISM’s Manufacturing Report on Business(R), “Comments from the panel reflect a notable decrease in business confidence. August saw the end of the PMI® expansion that spanned 35 months…”, according to committee chair Tim Fiore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the face of business uncertainty, Dr. Chris Kuehl discusses the latest Credit Manager's Index report and other economic conditions currently happening and potentially occurring in the near future with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rosemary Coates is Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute, President of Blue SIlk Consulting and an Amazon.com best selling author well known for her knowledge in the supply chain arena.  She joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the trade wars and its impact on businesses across America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global manufacturing is in a slump. Will it result in the end to the longest economic boom in America’s history, or several months of sub-par GDP growth where manufacturing hunkers down and waits for the tea leaves to reveal the future? Join hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady as they query Norbert Ore, Director of Industry surveys for Strategas Research Partners, who follows 18 Purchasing Manager’s Indexes around the world and several regional U.S. PMI reports to show where the economies of our international trading partners appear to be headed. Don’t be fooled by the mainstream media that loves the drama of negative news – get the facts on Manufacturing Talk Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices