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Washington D.C. Week in Manufacturing – November 4, 2015
Toyota Announces That its Largest Plant is US-Based Starting last week, Toyota began production of the first U.S.-built Lexus (the 2016 Lexus ES) in its Georgetown, Kentucky plant. It isn’t often that a company based outside the United States has
... ContinuedWashington D.C. Week in Manufacturing – October 28, 2015
Housing Starts Once Again Exceed 1.2 Million New housing starts once again exceeded 1.2 million in September, near the eight-year high of 1,211,000 units seen in June, according to the Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
... ContinuedWashington D.C. Week in Manufacturing – October 21, 2015
Small Business Optimism Edges Slightly Higher in September For the third straight month, the Small Business Optimism Index edged slightly higher, from 95.9 in August to 96.1 in September, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). But index
... ContinuedWashington D.C. Week in Manufacturing – October 7, 2015
Personal Spending Sees Another Modest Increase in August Personal income and spending increased by 0.4 percent in August, mirroring the gain seen in July, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Both durable and nondurable goods were higher for the
... ContinuedWashington D.C. Week in Manufacturing – September 30, 2015
China’s Economy Continues to Slow The Chinese manufacturing sector continues to struggle, with the Caixin Flash General Manufacturing PMI data contracting for the seventh straight consecutive month, from 47.3 in August to 47.0 in September. With a PMI at its
... ContinuedWashington D.C. Week in Manufacturing – September 23, 2015
Federal Reserve Does Not Raise Rates at September Meeting At their September meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced that they would not raise interest rates at this time, citing the need for more time to evaluate incoming data
... ContinuedWashington D.C. Week in Manufacturing – September 16, 2015
Manufacturing Drops 17,000 Workers in August In the first decline in just over two years, manufacturers lost 17,000 net workers in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. With a hiring average of only 3,5000 workers per month in
... ContinuedMexico’s Economic Environment and its Impact on Manufacturing
Mexico is currently being hit by a one-two economic punch: a weak peso and historically low oil prices. Since January of 2015, the value of the Mexican peso against the United States dollar has dropped 25 percent. A weaker currency
... ContinuedFour Manufacturing Predictions and Trends for 2015
The holidays are upon us and it is time to not only think about family, food and gifts, but to also think about what the coming year will have in store for us. Not only for ourselves, but what does
... ContinuedERP Software Trends and Predictions for 2013
As gifts begin appearing under the tree and the New Year’s champagne chills, we take a moment to ponder the year past and consider the possibilities of the year ahead. A lot has occurred in 2012, both at the national
... ContinuedWhat is Sustainable Manufacturing ERP
Sustainable manufacturing, recycling, repurposing, reducing your global footprint, going green. All of these phrases have become more and more widely used in the last 20-30 years. At first they were just phrases; ideas that were maybe a little ‘out there’
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