Manufacturing Talk Radio

Dr. Chris Kuehl, Manufacturing Talk Radio Senior International Correspondent chats with show hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady about the favorable and unfavorable numbers within the Credit Manager's Index report issues February 28, 2019, which was a good month for credit managers as favorables increased and unfavorables moved positive. Along with the ISM's PMI readings, February continues the expansion trend for the U.S. economy where exports are widely discussed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This unique episode of ‘Manufacturing Matters’ was recorded from the NABE Policy Conference in Washington, DC. Host Cliff Waldman moderated a session entitled ‘Innovation and the Future Geography of Global Manufacturing’. On the panel was Susan Lund, Partner at the McKinsey Global Institute, Mark Killion, Director of U.S. Industry at Oxford Economics and Ken Voytek, Chief Economist at the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, National Institute of Standards and Technology. The panel discussed the evolving innovation drivers in modern manufacturing and how they are shaping global manufacturing value chains. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ultra Consultants, founded by CEO Jeff Carr, helps companies select and implement manufacturing ERP and distribution software across numerous verticals to improve their competitive position and overall business performance. Using Mint Jutras and lead researcher Cindy Jutras, an independent research and advisory firm that specializes in analyzing the business impact of enterprise applications, Ultra Consultants conducted a survey to shake the myth of ERP System implementations being less than successful. Lew Weiss and Tim Grady are excited to discuss these results in this episode of Manufacturing Talk Radio. For more visit https://mfgtalkradio.com/the-success-factors-of-erp-implementations-and-the-myth-of-failure/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Tim Gill, Chief Economist of the American Iron and Steel Institute, provides wide-ranging analysis on the market, structural, and public policy issues impacting the U.S. steel industry. Tim illuminates the short-term and long-term output growth picture. He also discusses product and process innovation, market concentration, and the steel industry workforce. In the final part of the interview, Tim discusses the impacts of tariffs and trade tensions. For more visit Mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Kevin Swift, Chief Economist of the American Chemistry Council, discusses the short-term and long-term outlook for chemicals manufacturing. Kevin also responds to questions about innovation, market concentration, and human capital in basic chemicals industries. The interview concludes with a discussion of the potential impact of demographic change on chemicals demand. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senior International Correspondent Norbert Ore joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the Purchasing Manager’s Indexes he tracks for Strategas Securities, all of which are hovering around 50 with several dropping into contraction territory. The Trump tariffs have taken an adverse toll on economies in Asia, Europe and the U.S. with only modest hope that tariffs will be lifted before new ones are imposed. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    In this episode Manufacturing Matters host Cliff Waldman provides listeners with an overview of the global economic environment. Since 2016 the world economy has been a tailwind for U.S. manufacturers after years of post-financial crisis malaise. Unfortunately, in recent months there has been growing evidence of a global slowdown due mostly to weakening growth in China and significant weakness in the Euro area. Cliff explains these problems and offers a forecast for U.S. manufacturing growth for 2019 and 2020.   For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Dr. Keith Belton, Director of the Manufacturing Policy Initiative in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana University, discusses the emergence of smart manufacturing. After providing a detailed description of the physical architecture of smart production, Keith addresses a number of concerns, notably the potential negative impact on low-skill workers as well as cyber security vulnerabilities. In the final part of the interview the discussion turns to information governance and technology policy in a global competitive context. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Lora Cavuoto,  Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and a faculty expert in ergonomics with the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She is here to discuss the fatigue research report for which she was the principal investigator. The three-year study, funded by the American Society of Safety Professionals Foundation looks at the value of wearable technology to reduce workplace fatigue and a link to that report will be available with the player for this podcast on mfgtalkradio. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I engage in a fascinating discussion with Tom Duesterberg, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, on evolving shifts in the global trading order and their implications for U.S. manufacturing interests. Bringing the combined perspective of an historian, a policy researcher and a policymaker, Dr. Duesterberg agrees that demographic shifts as well as changes in manufacturing production processes and the increasing size and complexity of global manufacturing supply chains are affecting both the economics and the politics of trade. The second part of the interview touched upon issues with specific countries, notably China, Japan, and India. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady as they discuss tariffs and Brexit with senior international correspondents Royce Lowe who reports on the EU, and Chong Wang who provides the perspective from China. Then Lew and Tim address new upcoming shows on the Manufacturing Talk Radio channel, as well as new shows on the Women And Manufacturing channel to provide insight for manufacturers across America. To watch the video interview, visit https://mfgtalkradio.com/global-perspectives/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Rob Atkinson is questioned on a range of issues related to the global competitiveness of the U.S. manufacturing sector. While asserting that there isn’t a comprehensive measure of competitiveness, Dr. Atkinson notes that trade imbalances are troubling. Microeconomic issues support such macroeconomic concerns. Rob points to data, for example, which shows that U.S. manufacturing is lagging in the implementation of increasingly important disruptive process technologies. He also overviews his thinking on human capital inadequacies in U.S. manufacturing in a global competitive context and discusses policy implications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senior International Correspondent Norbert Ore joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the 18 global Purchasing Manager’s Indices he follow from countries around the world, as well as the U.S. ISM PMI and U.S. regional indices to present a broad picture of the world economy. The U.S. still leads all countries. As the tariff wars take their toll on our trading partners causing slowdown, the obvious question is when those ripple effects will reach the U.S. economy. Tune in to learn more. For more visit MFGTALKRADIO.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Manufacturing Matters Dr. Michael Mandel, chief economic strategist at the Progressive Policy Institute in Washington D.C. and senior fellow at the Mack Institute of Innovation Management at the Wharton School (UPenn) describes the dynamic and discusses the implications of the U.S. manufacturing sector’s evolution to a digitized production and distribution model.  In response to questions, Dr. Mandel explains the potentially favorable impacts of digitization for both customer interfacing and new product development.  Issues related to the workforce and to security are also discussed as is the role of all levels of government in the digitization transition. For more visit MFGTALKRADIO.COM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the premiere episode, I interviewed Chad Moutray, Chief Economist for the National Association of Manufacturers. Chad discussed both the short-term and the longer-term outlook for the U.S. manufacturing sector. After overviewing the slow pace of the factory sector’s rebound from the Great Recession, Dr. Moutray gave his forecast for 2019. In discussing the longer-term outlook for U.S. manufacturing, Chad responded to questions about the impact of disruptive technological change, about the promise of frontier markets, particularly in Africa, and about the readiness of the domestic U.S. manufacturing workforce to respond to 21st-century competitive challenges.   For more visit Manufacturing Matters on Manufacturing Talk Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the Manufacturing Report on Business(R) softened a bit, tune in to hear Anthony Nieves, ISM Committee Chair for the Non-Manufacturing Report on Business, present the details behind the overall number in a conversation with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Non-Manufacturing represents the majority of the U.S. economic activity, so get the critical data as 2019 rolls out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Chris Kuehl, author of the monthly Credit Manager’s Index report, joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the latest details in the world of credit managers, as well as general economic conditions in the manufacturing industry. For more, visit us at mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We wish you a merry new year and trust you will tune in each month to hear the ISM Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) report presented by Tim Fiore, Committe Chair of the ISM’s Manufacturing Report on Business(R) as he discusses it with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady in this episode of Manufacturing Talk Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senior International Correspondent Norbert Ore joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss economies of other countries, along with the tariff stand-off with China. Gain an understanding of how global economies are performing. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Ledversis with Newcastle Systems startled hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady with the percentage for the absenteeism rate in the average manufacturing and distribution plant at 33.4 percent. Coupled with a turnover rate of 3.6%, there is a 37% problem that can lead to big problems on the production line. This directly translates into a significant reduction in productivity and a hit on profitability. Listen to this episode to hear simple, cost-effective solutions to reduce the turnover rate and compensate for absenteeism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices