Driving up to LSI Industries's 160,000-square-foot facility in Houston, Texas, the scene is reminiscent of any industrial park -- sprawling, nondescript buildings and warehouses dot the roadway, in this case, Sommermeyer Street....More
Many of the stories about manufacturing reshoring these days involve baby steps - a single operation moving back, the return of a product line, a gain of a few employees. Daniel Mahler thinks it's time for bolder thinking....More
Shaw Industries' remote worker policy is just one small piece of the company's more comprehensive recruiting effort. "What we are trying to do is fill positions with the right talent in order to meet business goals and objectives, and meet our customers' expectations. We want to be the organization of choice," -- and not just for the short term....More
The bloom may be off the rose when it comes to sending manufacturing offshore -- and that statement is open for debate -- but manufacturing's drive to bring down costs remains as popular as ever. What has changed is where companies are looking to dial down the dollars....More
Drew Greenblatt can find his products easily on the internet. There are 20 companies in India, he says, that have pictures of his products on their sites for sale....More
Since manufacturing employment cratered in February 2010, the sector has been slowly and steadily adding jobs. The growth in manufacturing has prompted some to proclaim a manufacturing renaissance in the United States....More
Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc.’s agreement with Hainan Dongfang Henghe Energy Development Company Ltd. is for a $1.6 billion coal waste to synthetic natural gas project....More
This would be valid if only colleagues could interact. I have seen many workplaces in large organizations where only management can interact. All infomation must flow through managers. To make it worse the work layout does not support interactions. ... If you want the benefits of co-location you have to have the right management structure and the right physical structure!!!
Dialogue introducing new forecasting study on what the economy might look like in 2025 with a manufacturing resurgence. Video from the Aspen Institute.
Manufacturing makes America strong. It makes families and communities strong. It provides national security. It gives us energy security. And for the 12 million men and women who work in manufacturing, it gives us pride.
A look inside the plants of these Houston manufacturers: Farouk Systems, Toshiba Industrial Products, Emerson’s Daniel Measurement and Control plant, Blackwell Plastics, LSI Industries and Neutex Advanced Energy Group.
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This would be valid if only colleagues could interact. I have seen many workplaces in large organizations where only management can interact. All infomation must flow through managers. To make it worse the work layout does not support interactions. ... If you want the benefits of co-location you have to have the right management structure and the right physical structure!!!
By alexander.keenan@kroger.com on Feb. 26, 2013