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Tag Archives: U.S. manufacturing
Are Youth And Education Turning Away From Manufacturing?
One of the hottest topics within the economy is the re-growth of American Manufacturing. Within American manufacturing, the most talked about idea has been the lack of skilled workers in the labor force and how/where we will find them. Many … Continue reading
Job Creation, Profitability, and Sustainability – The Keys To Small Manufacturing Success
Job creation, profitability, and sustainability are terms that have been thrown around throughout the manufacturing industry, especially when we are talking about small to mid-sized businesses (SMB’s); but how exactly can we achieve these things as a collective whole and, … Continue reading
Local Business Is Dying – Can Manufacturing Survive The Internet-Age?
Once upon a time, my Mom would take me downtown to help her with grocery shopping. The only way she would get me to do this without kicking and screaming was she would promise to take me to the local … Continue reading
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Tagged education, Internet, jobs, labor pool, Lawrence MA, Local Business, manufacturing, small business, Technology, U.S. manufacturing
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Why Government Spending On The Manufacturing Industry And Where Should The Money Go?
Whenever I ask why money is taken out of a paycheck for taxes I am told a few different answers: “It goes into a social security fund for you later in life”, “it goes to help re-build roads, bridges, law … Continue reading
Are You Stuck With Your Current ERP Vendor?
Do you have constant headaches from the lack of communication between departments? Are you experiencing stomach pains from constantly having to customize your current solution? How about light-headedness from running around trying to figure out where bottlenecks are? If so, … Continue reading
Posted in Company, ERP
Tagged costs, ERP, ERP change, ERP Consultants, ERP costs, ERP software, ERP system change, ERP time, ERP Vendor, ERP Vendors, manufacturing, real-time, software, software vendors, U.S. manufacturing
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“Made In the USA”: What Is It Worth To You?
In a recent blog, we discussed the advancement of manufacturing equipment and the quality of U.S. made products as possible factors that will help bring back manufacturing jobs to the U.S. This point leads us to wonder how much … Continue reading
Posted in Company, Manufacturing
Tagged costs, jobs, Management, manufacturing, U.S. manufacturing
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‘Manufacturers Are Hiring Again’ But, Do They Have the Skills To Pay the Bills?
In the software advice post ‘Manufacturers Are Hiring Again…‘ by ERP Market Analyst, Derek Singleton, we are shown that U.S. manufacturers have already “added over 100,000″ jobs in 2011. The major question is posed: is there a shortage of desired … Continue reading
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Tagged ERP, jobs, Management, manufacturing, networking, U.S. manufacturing
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USA 2011: The Rise of The Manufacturing Machines
To answer your question: Yes, the title is a play on the Terminator series. In the past decades machines have been getting faster, smarter, and more efficient. Many fear they are taking over many aspects of our lives, most importantly … Continue reading
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Tagged automobile industry, China, costs, jobs, manufacturing, U.S. manufacturing
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The Daunting ERP Search: How Do You Find the Right Fit For YOU?
In our previous blog, ERP Consultants, we started to address the overwhelming issue of an ERP system search. Whether you have the extra cash flow to hire a consultant or, you are bold enough to start the in-depth search on … Continue reading
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Tagged customization, ERP, ERP Consultants, ERP Vendors, Implementation, manufacturing, personalization, real-time, software, software vendors, U.S. manufacturing
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That Which Is Not ‘Real’
If your company is short on hardware and your main goal is to minimize infrastructure costs by watching every dollar you spend, you might want to heavily consider the virtual world.
Posted in ERP, Manufacturing
Tagged costs, ERP, ERP Vendors, software, U.S. manufacturing, virtual
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