Manufacturing Talk Radio

Norbert Ore, senior correspondent for Manufacturing Talk Radio discusses the latest Global Survey Insights on the 18 PMI reports from advanced economies around the world. There appears to be a softening in the expansion as if the air is slowly leaking out of the balloon. Listen in to find out why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr, Chris Kuehl, Managing Partner at Armada Corporate Intelligence, launches The Flagship Reports, an Officer of the Watch briefing on aspects of the general economy, coupled with information from the Armada Strategic Intelligence System (ASIS) for manufacturing. ASIS provides 95% accuracy about conditions in durable goods and where that sector is headed near-term. Both an inexpensive subscription reports for anyone interested in the economy in general and manufacturing in particular. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John McEleney is the Co-Founder of Onshape the only Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product development platform that combines CAD, built-in data management, real-time collaboration tools, and business analytics so that individuals can simultaneously work on a drawing together rather than create the Final, Final, Final Revision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nancy LeMaster, committee chair for the Institute for Supply Management’s Hospital Purchasing Managers Report on Business with the latest report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair for the ISM’s Services Report on Business® discusses the latest report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Fiore, Committee Chair of the ISM's Manufacturing Report on Business(R) discusses both the May 2022 Purchasing Manager's Index and the ISM's Semi-Annual Survey in an information-packed presentation of where manufacturing is at and where it appears to be headed. If you need some good news, this is it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christopher Nguyen, CEO and Co-Founder of Aitomatic (www.aitomatic.com) discusses the predictive maintenance uses of A.I. in manufacturing. The company also provides A.I. for energy optimization, demand forecasting, avionics user experience, automotive cybersecurity, automotive cabin experience, smart home experience, and marine sonar imaging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Haig Stoddard, the widely followed auto industry analyst, joins host Cliff Waldman to talk about a range of issues facing the U.S. auto industry. After discussing considerable supply chain problems Haig offers analysis of mounting demand-side pressures including the surge in gas prices and the rapid rise in interest rates. This is followed by a discussion of the longer-term forces shaping the auto sector including the work-from-home phenomenon, potential migration out of the city centers, and climate change.  The episode concludes with analysis of workforce problems in the U.S. auto industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode host Harry Moser discusses with Lew Weiss how manufacturers measure competitiveness by comparing delivery, quality, and price and why U.S. manufacturers keep losing out on price. Harry looks closely at how the U.S. lost its edge and the path back to global manufacturing leadership. Harry also explains how companies could bring back up to 30% of what we import without raising their prices or negatively impacting their profits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On May 23rd, The Institute for Supply Management presented the J. Shipman Gold Medal award to Jimmy Anklesaria at the 2022 ISM World conference in Orlando, FL. Mr. Anklesaria, F.C.A., LL.B., is the founder of Anklesaria Group, Inc. Mr. Anklesaria joined Manufacturing Talk Radio hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss his experiences in the procurement and supply chain sector, and some of the immediate future challenges for purchasing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady on Manufacturing Talk Radio are Jerry Flum, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of CreditRiskMonitor, and Michael I. Flum, who is responsible for operational strategy and implementation to leverage existing human capital through technology and efficient work processes, as well as the Alternative Data revenue line, to discuss SupplyChainMonitor™, with records on just under 30 million businesses worldwide, predictive risk scores on approximately five million, and tier-2 payment data on about four million businesses, to provide actionable insights for procurement risk management. SupplyChainMonitor™ offers interactive tools that help subscribers monitor and manage their company's supply chain risks at the aggregate and granular levels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Derry, CEO of the Institute for Supply Management, discusses the incredibly challenging conditions that supply chain executives and staff members have successfully weathered since January of 2020 when Covid reached America’s shores. Although many businesses were shut down, manufacturing continued to operate while the operations of their suppliers and shipping lines around the world were also closed for several months. Tom touches on the areas that were affected and two significant sea changes that will be with us for years, if not decades, to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Terry Iverson, CEO of Iverson and Company, and Founder of ChampionNOW discusses the great career opportunities in manufacturing, and the potential to get college paid for by your employer so you can graduate with a career and no student loan debt - what could be better? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Chris Kuehl, Managing Partner with Armada Corporate Intelligence, discusses facets of the economy that manufacturing is dealing with, and the underlying strengths and weaknesses of the shifting sands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Norbert Ore, Senior Correspondent with Manufacturing Talk Radio, discusses the chaos and forecasting surrounding manufacturing from D.C. policy to oil and gas prices that make it difficult to predict the strength of the current expansion, much less its longevity. The previous historic economic expansion followed by the pandemic interruption has created such an air of uncertainty that prognosticators are playing both sides of the fence in predicting continued expansion and near-term recession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Ben Talbert with Better Than Found (www.btfsearch.com) as he discusses how a search firm works for its clients and candidates to find the most suitable fit at a cost much less than a wrong hire. Hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady ask Mr. Talbert how his firm finds and places the right people in a very tight labor market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nancy LeMaster, committee chair for the Institute for Supply Management’s Hospital Purchasing Managers Report on Business(R) updates Manufacturing Talk Radio on aspects of the hospital industry struggling from Covid, the War in Ukraine, labor and supply chain challenges that still exist within the industry and may for many months looking forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair for the ISM’s Services Report on Business® discusses the latest report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Fiore, Committee Chair of the ISM’s Manufacturing Report on Business® discusses the PMI (Purchasing Manager’s Index) details that continue to show expansion, the major PMI categories impacting the overall number, and industry sectors showing strengths and weaknesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For more than a decade, Harry Moser, founder and CEO of the Reshoring Initiative (www.reshorenow.org), has been an industry leader and champion for reshoring products and jobs that went overseas. He has spoken at industry conferences, trade shows, and in the halls and offices of government across the country to deliver his message to bring back products and jobs to America. Now, Harry lends his voice to the national discussion in his own podcast, Moser on Manufacturing, produced by JacketMediaCo.com. In this episode, Harry talks about the various government agencies available to manufacturers to reshore products and jobs, and the competitive, bottom-line benefits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices