Manufacturing Talk Radio

In the show’s 25th episode, Sridhar Kota and Tom Mahoney, both of MForesight: Alliance for Manufacturing Foresight, join host Cliff Waldman to discuss their recent Wall Street Journal Op-ed, in which they argue that production offshoring by US manufacturers is depleting the US of critical innovation capacity. Sridhar and Tom respond to questions about the global context for their arguments, specifically relating to the need for US manufacturers to establish a foreign presence to sell into new and emerging markets, the value of a foreign multinational presence in the US, and complex multi-country supply chains. The interview concludes with a discussion of the authors’ policy recommendations for slowing the outflow of innovation from US shores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Each month, Senior Correspondent Norbert Ore presents the results of the surveys he conducts for Strategas, an institutional brokerage and advisory firm, on the 18 Global Purchasing Manager’s Indexes (PMI) and regional U.S. surveys that are a clear indicator of the direction of manufacturing. Join hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady in this informative interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We can't let a month go by without Dr. Chris Kuehl reporting on the Credit Manager's Index issued by the National Association of Credit Managers (www.nacm.org), along with his general comments on the state of the economy. Join Dr. Kuehl with co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady as they enjoy a conversation on credit conditions and where things could go wrong unless they go right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Visual selling is the method of the future for companies presenting their products to customers. Learn how impactful this is from Chris Beaudin, Director of Marketing for AtlatlSoftware as he explains the benefits to hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady in this informative episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don’t miss Anthony Nieves, chair for Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee for the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) with the LIVE Non-manufacturing Report On business right here on Manufacturing Talk Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Institute for Supply Management®’s Report On Business® Series for November 2019. Hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady welcome Chair, Tim Fiore for a closer look at the factors that went into the Manufacturing Report On Business and this month’s PMI. Don’t miss this in-depth, exclusive interview available only on Manufacturing Talk Ra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lydia Di Liello, Founder and CEO of Capital Pricing Consultants, speaks with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady about dealing with tariffs and building a holistic strategy for companies in the current environment of tariffs, which may not evaporate quickly, soon, or may not at all. Learn more for your company in this episode.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Manufacturing is soft globally. Some countries are struggling more than others. Get more insight during this interview with Norbert Ore, Director of Industry Surveys for Strategas Research Partners and Senior Correspondent on Manufacturing Talk Radio. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeffrey Stein, Policy Reporter for the Washington Post joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss how the trade war and Trump tariffs failed to save some steel mills in the long run, and other issues impacting America’s industries. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the autonomous supply chain achievable? Can the cost yield the benefits to make it justifiable? Find out in this interview with Cary Vandenavond from JDA Software as he shares his insights with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As industry becomes more technologically sophisticated in manufacturing, some "simple machines" will remain ever-present, like carts that actually contribute to lean manufacturing. Ed Brown, founder of Topper Industrial in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to tout the features and benefits of industrial cart and conveyor solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Chris Kuehl, a managing partner with Armada Corporate Intelligence and chief economist for several non-profit organizations including the FMA and FIA, joins co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the current Credit Manager's Index issued by the National Association of Credit Managers, as well as the outlook for the U.S. economy in view of world and local events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Christopher Hooton, Senior Scholar at the George Washington University Institute of Public Policy and Chief Economist of the Internet Association and Peter Tyler, a professor in urban and regional economics in the Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge, discuss their newly published paper on the impact of enterprise zones. Chris and Peter outline the basic findings of their study and discuss the role of manufacturing in enterprise zone development. Other topics include the relationship between enterprise zones and clusters, the impact of enterprise zones in developing economies, and the issue of capital pirating from surrounding localities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Haytham Elhawary, CEO of Kinetics, joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss REFLEX, a smart wearable device that automatically detects high-risk postures and provides workers with real-time feedback whenever high-risk motions to reduce the incidences of workplace injuries. Over time, workers can use REFLEX to improve their biomechanics, resulting in fewer injuries and improved well-being, while the company saves time and money in more workhours, fewer workplace injuries, and less paperwork on injury claims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony Uphoff, President and CEO of Thomas (thomasnet.com) joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss three major trends in manufacturing: State of US Manufacturing, The impact of the tariffs on US Manufacturers, and the digital transformation of industrial sales, marketing and supply chain management. Listen to this special episode to learn how to navigate this manufacturing turbulence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Akrur Barua, Economist and Executive Manager with Deloitte, discusses the current outlook as well as the evolving structure of the Indian economy. After commenting on the slowdown in India’s economic growth, Akrur responds to questions about development issues. In doing so, he discusses the role of the manufacturing sector in India’s longer-term picture. Other interview topics include demographics, the challenge of bureaucracy, and entrepreneurship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keith Barr is CEO and President of Leading2Lean, a company dedicated to helping manufacturers adapt to new technologies and digital lean methodologies that include the human element in an evolution called Manufacturing 4.0. Listen to learn what hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady uncover in this insightful interview on the future of manufacturing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Susan Sweeney, President of GGB, engages in a broad-based discussion of workforce challenges faced by global manufacturers. Dr. Sweeney discusses the general U.S. manufacturing human capital problem and then focuses on her specific company issues. She describes a number of the workforce development programs and initiatives at GGB. The final part of the interview focuses on the educational system and its adequacy for the rapidly evolving manufacturing workplace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Credit Manager's Index is showing more negative signs than positive as uncertainty in the manufacturing industry increases across all sectors and we head for a period of mediocrity. Additional soft factors weighing on the economy are discussed by Dr. Chris Kuehl in this insightful interview with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Cutler is CEO of T.R. Cutler Inc, a manufacturing journalist who is quite vocal that there are too many manufacturers and companies serving the manufacturing sector that have simply neglected to tell their story. Cutler’s goal is to tell these manufacturing stories in an interesting, dynamic, understandable, and relevant way, so he joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady in a discussion to help manufacturers tell their stories. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices