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in Business, Capitalism and Markets, Christian Life, Demography, Ecclesia, Economics, Education, Europe, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Race, Religion, Sociology, Sports and Entertainment, Technology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Technology (Transportation & Distribution), Theology, Vocation1. Conventional wisdom says wearing the red shirt in Star Trek will get you killed. Not so fast. Statistical analysis in Significance Magazine disagrees. (Keep your redshirt on: a Bayesian exploration) "… In spite of wearing a redshirt, there is only an 8.6% chance of a member of the operations or engineering departments becoming a…
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Reshoring: Manufacturing is Coming Back to U.S.
Carpe Diem: Reshoring: Manufacturing is Coming Back to U.S. Three examples: 1. "Globalization has come full circle at Otis Elevator. The U.S. manufacturer, whose elevators zip up and down structures as diverse as the Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower, is moving production from Nogales, Mexico, to a new plant in South Carolina. More…
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Multinational manufacturers: Moving back to America
Economist: Multinational manufacturers: Moving back to America The dwindling allure of building factories offshore. “WHEN clients are considering opening another manufacturing plant in China, I’ve started to urge them to consider alternative locations,” says Hal Sirkin of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). “Have they thought about Vietnam, say? Or maybe [they could] even try Made…
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Rustbelt recovery
Economist: Rustbelt recovery Against all the odds, American factories are coming back to life. Thank the rest of the world for that. … For the first time in many years, American manufacturing is doing better than the rest of the economy. Manufacturing output tumbled 15% over the course of the recession, from December 2007 to…
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Some manufacturing heads back to USA
USA Today: Some manufacturing heads back to USA Faced with rising costs, General Electric is moving production of its new energy-efficient water heater halfway around the world. The country it's leaving? China. The one it's bringing 400 jobs and a newly renovated factory? The United States. A small but growing band of U.S. manufacturers —…