Tag: workforce

March 15, 2017

General Motors Co plans next year to rehire 500 Michigan assembly plant workers who are to be laid off in May, citing increased demand for larger vehicles, the company said on Wednesday. GM said last week it planned to lay […]

March 13, 2017

Bonuses can make or break a manufacturing leader’s salary—or at least provide a cushion in the good years to pay off debt, save for retirement or invest in a small Maldivian island. With that in mind, in our 2017 Salary […]

March 13, 2017

Last month the largest chip maker in the world proclaimed that by investing in manufacturing at its Phoenix area location it would “help the U.S. maintain its position as the global leader in the semiconductor industry.’ Brian Krzanich, CEO of […]

March 8, 2017

It’s that time of year again: we unmask the results of the annual IndustryWeek Manufacturing Salary Survey. This year, we analyzed data from 780 leaders in jobs from CEO to engineering management; vp of operations to EHS supervisor. Manufacturing may […]

March 8, 2017

General Motors Co. (IW 500/3) will cut production and dismiss 1,100 workers at a plant in Michigan as it shifts production of a sport utility vehicle model to another factory in Tennessee. The Lansing Delta Township plant will cease output […]

February 15, 2017

Trade pressure and faltering U.S. competitiveness, not automation was the main reason the U.S. lost 5.7 million manufacturing jobs between 2000 and 2010, according to a new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). “We keep hearing from […]

February 8, 2017

The business case for more women in manufacturing leadership is strong. Research has shown that there is a verifiable link between women in leadership and improved business performance. So what accounts for the fact that in 2017 women make up 47% […]

January 30, 2017

For many companies, the 2008-09 recession was a time to scale back. But for Michael Araten, CEO and president of the toy company K’Nex Industries, it was a time to rethink and regroup. K’Nex, which makes Tinkertoys and Lincoln Logs […]

January 30, 2017

Automotive components manufacturing jobs have risen nearly 19% in the United States since 2012, according to a study released today by the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA). More than 871,000 Americans are directly employed by the automotive parts manufacturing […]

January 25, 2017

Toyota Motor Corp. (IW 1000/6) will invest $600 million and add 400 jobs at an assembly plant in Princeton, Ind., weeks after Donald Trump criticized Japan’s largest automaker for its plan to open a plant in Mexico. The investment is […]

January 23, 2017

A sterling resume with experience in material handling and logistics may land a job interview, but it’s the soft skills that will land the job. According to the Wall Street Journal, companies across the U.S. are on the lookout to […]

January 23, 2017

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, my guess is you’ve been exposed to an onslaught of information about leading and influencing different generations. The primary focus has been around how to lead and motivate millennials, but the question we […]

January 13, 2017

The need for businesses to protect the health and safety of their workers is enshrined in UK legislation. But although there’s no doubt that companies endeavour to comply with HSE regulations, a nuanced question remains; employers know they have a […]

January 12, 2017

A U.S. Air National Guard veteran, a high school dropout, a person with a background in sales and a family man who hadn’t been in a classroom for twenty years; four men on very different paths that ultimately led to […]

January 11, 2017

There’s been no shortage of hand wringing over the job costs of automation—and it’s not without cause. Automated devices are increasingly replacing people in all sorts of occupations. Just as a long list of other technologies have done before. Because […]

January 4, 2017

The Gigafactory has been activated. Hidden in the scrubland east of Reno, Nev., where cowboys gamble and wild horses still roam—a diamond-shaped factory of outlandish proportions is emerging from the sweat and promises of Tesla CEO Elon Musk. It’s known as the Gigafactory, and today its […]

December 21, 2016

The incoming Trump administration has placed a high value on the need to keep manufacturing jobs in the United States. With over 12 million manufacturing workers in the United States, accounting for 9 percent of the workforce it is clear […]

December 14, 2016

The many challenges facing the manufacturing sector include recruiting, retaining and advancing top talent. Manufacturing needs leaders who will create the future and inspire innovation. Research shows that women are ideally suited for this type of leadership, yet women continue to […]

December 2, 2016

Manufacturing in the United States is poised for renewal and growth, says industry veteran Steve Blue, an epoch he refers to as Manufacturing 2.0. The path to manufacturing resurgence won’t be easy, given fierce competition from China, and domestic challenges […]

December 2, 2016

Manufacturing expanded in November at the fastest pace in five months, indicating American producers are finding more relief in resilient domestic demand. The Institute for Supply Management’s index increased to 53.2 from 51.9 a month earlier, the Tempe, Arizona-based group’s […]