Manufacturing Talk Radio
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Episode 778: Welcome to Q3 – Please Prepare for a Very Bumpy Soft Landing
Tim Fiore, ISM’s Committee Chair for the Manufacturing Report on Business® discusses the downturns in the Purchasing Manager’s Index and the beginnings of a recession. The aggressive rise in interest rates has pushed demand into contraction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 777: Total Cost Of Ownership Part 2: How the True Cost of Ownership Estimator Tool Saves Money for Manufacturers
Most manufacturers consistently buy on the basis of price without taking into consideration such factors as quality differentials, carrying cost of inventory, and the value of having manufacturing and engineering close to each other. These factors and more represent the true Total Cost of Ownership. Guest Harry Moser shows us how to use the free True Cost of Ownership Estimator tool available on the Reshoring Initiative website to truly understand the cost of sourcing overseas vs buying domestically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 776: Project Management is Key to Project Success in Highly-Regulated Industries
Angela Thurman discusses her role in regulated project management, as well as her role with Women in Manufacturing. This interview flips between her separate roles and exciting developments in Wim in Texas. https://thurmanco.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 774: It’s a Recession – No, It’s Not; Yes, it is! No, it’s Not! Oh Good Grief!!
Dr. Chris Kuehl discusses the upcoming recession (or not), why it will be (or won’t), and whether it will be short and shallow, deep and long, or some crazy combination thereof, with a touch of humor because you have to laugh you way through this mess. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 775: If You Can Gain 10%, You Can Gain 30%
Vince Sassano disucsses how his firm has helped companies exceed their improvement expectations by three or four-fold without pouring a fortune into high tech systems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 773: Fixing Everything Wrong with Outside Training Programs
Mark Fleming, Founder of the Academy of Business Training jumps right into the 3 major flaws of outside training programs and how the Academy has created its programs to deliver value and results to companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Services ISM Report On Business With Anthony Nieves.
The latest Services ISM Report with Committee Chair Anthony Nieves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 771: ISM PMI Drops Again but Manufacturing is in a Good Position – How, Why?
Tim Fiore, ISM’s Committee Chair for the Manufacturing Report on Business® covers a lot of good news within manufacturing despite the drop in the overall Purchasing Manager’s Index number. Has this soft landing been good for manufacturing versus a hard landing? June may cast the die for the balance of 2023 and 2024 if order books and backlog get any softer, but could improve rapidly if orders begin to flow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 770: Bringing Manufacturing Downtown
Ilana Preuss, Founder of Recast City, discusses how to bring small-scale manufacturers downtown into vacant storefronts that benefit everyone, from foot traffic to incubating manufacturers. For more on Recast City visit https://www.recastcity.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 769: Manufacturing Think Tank: AI and Manufacturing
Artificial Intelligence and its potential implications for the manufacturing industry Rob Seamans, Associate Professor at NYU's Stern School of Business and a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, joins host Cliff Waldman for this episode of 'Manufacturing Think Tank' to talk about the AI phenomenon shaking the world. During the course of the interview, Rob discusses the big questions- labor market impacts, productivity impacts, changes in educational needs, supply chain impacts, and global competition impacts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 768: Moser On Manufacturing: Understand Total Cost Of Ownership
On this episode of Moser On Manufacturing, Manufacturing Talk Radio Host Lew Weiss and Harry Moser of the Reshoring Initiative discuss how manufacturers can establish Total Cost of Ownership in manufacturing using the Total Cost of Ownership Estimator Estimator. For more information visit https://reshorenow.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 767: The Flagship Reports - Economic Conditions Continue to be Unpredictable
Dr. Chris Kuehl, Managing Partner at Armada Corporate Intelligence, discusses the unpredictable conditions that have economic prognosticators befuddled. The Fed’s attempts to break inflation by raising rates and triggering unemployment is vexed by manufacturers hanging on to skilled labor, who were difficult to find and expensive to hire. So far, the most accurate predictor of future manufacturing conditions is ASIS, or the Armada Strategic Intelligence System, with its excellent sector-by-sector analysis of manufacturing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 766: Creating From Concept To Completion
Mark Dohnalek, President and CEO of Pivot International presents how his firm help companies or individuals move their product, software, or system concept through the stages of development to complete a prototype or finished project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 765: 5G in Manufacturing - Now a 'Must Have'
Liron Ben-Horin, President of OneLayer, discusses why 5G is vital for manufacturers, how to get it implemented on top of your existing network, and where it benefits overall operations and security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The ISM Semi-Annual Forecast
ISM Sees A Soft Expansion For Manufacturing And Services Tim Fiore, Committee Chair for the Manufacturing Report on Business® and Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair for the Services Report on Business® join hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the results of ISM’s survey on business conditions for the balance of 2023. So far, conditions do not indicate that business is headed into a recession in 2023 as either a soft landing or a hard one, but rather a soft expansion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 763: Implementing ERP, Made Easy on the Salesforce Platform
Stu Johnson, Vice President of Marketing for Rootstock explains how to simplify a manufacturing implementation of ERP on the Salesforce using Rootstock, where most of the development work to integrate the platform has been completed for you, without having to make your business fit someone else's mold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Services ISM Report On Business for April 2023
Economic activity in the services sector expanded in April for the fourth consecutive month as the Services PMI® registered 51.9 percent, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Services ISM® Report On Business®. The sector has grown in 34 of the last 35 months, with the lone contraction in December.Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair for the ISM’s Services Report on Business® discusses the Services sectors in detail. Only on Manufacturing Talk Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Manufacturing ISM Report On Business for April 2023
Timothy Fiore, Chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee gives us an inside look at the report and insight into what the future may hold for the manufacturing industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Moser On Manufacturing for April 2023
Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. and Manufacturing Talk Radio Host Lew Weiss discuss the current state of reshoring and possible solutions to reducing our $1.2 trillion trade deficit with China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Part One - Findings from the Voice of the Essential Manufacturing Worker
Kerrie Jordan, Vice President of Product Management – Data Platform at Epicor discusses working in manufacturing from the perspective of the employee, based on the “Findings from the Voice of the Essential Manufacturing Worker” survey of 200 manufacturing workers by Epicor. This insightful conversation with show host Lew Weiss is Part One of a two-part series discussing internal manufacturing relationships in the near-term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Manufacturing Think Tank With Cliff Waldman - April 2023
In this week's episode of 'Manufacturing Think Tank With Cliff Waldman,' host Cliff Waldman welcomes McKinsey and Company partner Charles Atkins to discuss McKinsey's latest productivity study of which he is a coauthor. After summarizing the basic findings of the research, Charles answers a wide range of questions on such issues as measurement challenges in productivity research, the role of technology in productivity outcomes and the impact of management practice on productivity performance. The episode concludes with a discussion of supply chains and their relationship to productivity outcomes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 756: AI is Learning Fast - Can Humans Stay Ahead?
Artem Kroupenev, VP Strategy at Augury, discusses how AI is working in manufacturing plants to maintain machine health and overall plant efficiency, creating a rapid ROI along with all the benefits AI brings to the Big Data picture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AI For Machine Health In Manufacturing
In Part 2, Artem Kroupenev, VP Strategy at Augury, goes into greater detail how AI is working in manufacturing plants to maintain machine health and overall plant efficiency, creating a rapid ROI along with all the benefits AI brings to the Big Data picture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Flagship Reports: Manufacturing Burning Off Inventory
Dr. Chris Kuehl discusses current conditions in manufacturing including excess inventory that is dampening demand which may last into the third quarter. Then conditions reflected in the ASIS report show a likely improvement for Q4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Services ISM Report On Business
Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair for the ISM’s Services Report on Business® discusses the Services sectors in detail. Only on Manufacturing Talk Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 753: The Manufacturing ISM Report On Business for March 2023
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in March for the fifth consecutive month following a 28-month period of growth, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®.The latest Manufacturing ISM Report has the Manufacturing PMI at 46.3%. Timothy Fiore, Chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee gives us an inside look at the report and insight into what the future may hold for the manufacturing industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Moser On Manufacturing - Promoting Training As Much As Education
On this episode of Moser On Manufacturing, Harry Moser takes a deep dive into the ongoing issue of the skills gap in America. As Harry succinctly states, "Our country has misallocated it resources. Too much education that doesn’t lead to a career and not enough training that would lead to career.” Harry and Lew take a close look at the cumulative wealth advantage and lifetime earnings potential for an English major vs a tool a die maker and the numbers will surprise you. Don’t miss this important episode of Moser On Manufacturing only on Manufacturing Talk Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 751: Manufacturing Think Tank with Cliff Waldman
In this episode of Manufacturing Think Tank, host Cliff Waldman welcomes Mark Vitner, Chief Economist at Piedmont Crescent Capital to the show. Mark and Cliff discuss the current crisis in the global banking system, what further steps policy makers can take in the wake of the SVP and Credit Suisse situations, Mark's outlook for the U.S. economy and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 750: Earn Well While You Build a 6-Figure Income
Joel Zielke, Business Manager for Steamfitters 601, discusses the types of jobs and career path available to individuals who want to be earning 6 figures 5 years from when they start with good money and great benefits as they grow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 749: Do You Know Where Your Prescriptions Are Manufactured?
Nick Iacovella, Senior Vice President for Public Affairs and Communications at the Coalition for a Prosperous America shares alarming information about how and where many generic prescription drugs are manufactured that can represent a danger to your health instead of an effective treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Flagship Reports: How Dire Are The Banks?
Dr. Chris Kuehl, Managing Partner of Armada Corporate Intelligence, discusses the status of U.S. banks, what caused the Silicon Valley Bank failure, and the health of manufacturing in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Robotics is Part of the Automation Conversation
Mike Babiak, Director of Supply Chain Technology Strategy talks about robotics in general, how it is part of the automation conversation, and ways they can be affordable for supply chain operations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
February 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®
The latest Manufacturing ISM Report has the Manufacturing PMI at 47.7%. Timothy Fiore, Chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee gives us an inside look at the report and insight into what the future may hold for the manufacturing industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Manufacturing Think Tank with Cliff Waldman for February 2023
In this episode of 'Manufacturing Think Tank', host Cliff Waldman welcomes noted economist and technology expert Shawn Dubravac, President of the Avrio Institute and author of New York Times bestseller Digital Destiny: How the New Age of Data Will Transform the Way We Work, LIve, and Communicate. The episode begins with a discussion of the post-pandemic path of manufacturing process innovation and corporate automation strategies. The hot-button issues of artificial intelligence and robotics were then explored. At this uncertain time, Shawn also gave his outlook for the tech sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Moser On Manufacturing - Reshoring For Contract Manufacturers
In this episode of Moser On Manufacturing, Harry Moser of Reshoring Institute and Lew Weiss, founder of manufacturing Talk Radio and President of All Metals & Forge Group discuss how contract manufacturers can successfully reshore their operations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Improve Process - Improve Margins
John Abplanalp, Founder and CEO of Tight Line Advisors, addresses the hidden process and innovation gems in every organization that will improve gross margin and EBITDA whie energizing the workforce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How Global Events Impact Local Manufacturers
Dr. Chris Kuehl, Managing Partner of Armada Corporate Intelligence, discusses the global events that impact sectors and local manufacturers, from economic shifts to geopolitical conflicts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Future Of Blue Collar Opportunity
On this episode of Manufacturing Talk Radio, Lew and Tim welcome Jason Radisson, founder, and CEO of Sh1ft. In the Gig Economy, work can be spotty, particularly in the manufacturing sector. The Sh1ft platform provides earnings predictability for warehouse, logistics, assembly, and other frontline personnel throughout the manufacturing industry. Sh1ft is workforce automation at its finest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The January 2023 Services ISM Report On Business
Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair for the Services ISM Report on Business® discusses the latest report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Manufacturing ISM Report On Business for January 2023
The latest Manufacturing ISM Report has the Manufacturing PMI at 47.4%. As the PMI continues to tumble, Timothy Fiore, Chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee gives us an inside look at the report and insight into what the future may hold for the manufacturing industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Manufacturing Think Tank Episode 1
In the inaugural episode of Manufacturing Think Tank, host Cliff Waldman talks to Mike Ryan, Economics Director at S&P Global Market Intelligence, about the European energy crisis. Mike overviews the short-term economic outlook in Europe and then discusses the impact of the energy quagmire on industry supply chains. He also explains the global contagion risk of the crisis. The episode concludes with a discussion of the impacts of the European energy situation on European climate change policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Keeping Your Business Alive After You Sell It
David Braun, Founder and CEO of Capstone Strategic, discusses different approaches to selling your business and keeping it alive after all your years of hard work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Moser On Manufacturing: Understanding True Cost Of Ownership
In this episode of Moser On Manufacturing, Harry Moser encourages manufacturers to “buy smarter” by taking a closer look at the true cost of importing goods from overseas vs buying domestically-produced products. The import alternative is not necessarily the most cost-effective solution. Harry shares with us his Total Cost of Ownership Estimator, available at reshorenow.org to help determine if that import part is really the best option for your manufacturing organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Uncovering Unseen Savings
There are opportunities in Operations, On-time delivery, and Quality to improve margins and the bottom line. Dan Burgos, President and CEO of Alphanova Consulting shares insights on how to find and implement them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Leading Edge Applications with 3D Printing
Greg Hayes, Senior Vice President of Applied Technologies at EOS North America discusses how laser deposition with powder can create next-generation parts to move theory into reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Flagship Reports
Dr. Chris Kuehl, Managing Partner of Armada Corporate Intelligence, discusses the global events that impact sectors and local manufacturers, from economic shifts to geopolitical conflicts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Services ISM Report On Business
Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair for the Services ISM Report on Business® discusses the latest report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Manufacturing ISM Report On Business
The latest Manufacturing ISM Report has the Manufacturing PMI at 48.4%. As the PMI continues it's downward trajectory, Timothy Fiore, Chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee gives us an inside look at the report and insight into what the future may hold for the manufacturing industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The ISM Semi-Annual Report
Hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady welcome back to the show Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair for the Services ISM Report on Business® and Timothy Fiore, Chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee for this special episode of Manufacturing Talk Radio as we take a look at what lies ahead for the manufacturing and services industries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Flagship Reports for December 2022
Dr. Chris Kuehl, Managing Partner of Armada Corporate Intelligence, discusses perspectives on countries and economies around the world, some of which impact the U.S., and most of which you will not hear on mainstream media. Learn about the impact of education on manufacturing, import-export with Europe, where tomorrow’s energy sources are likely to be, where the supply chain has recovered, and how the Russia-Ukraine conflict disrupts Europe more than the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices