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Where Are The Manufacturing Jobs Online?
Aug 3 2010 - 1:56pm
After a run through the online jobs landscape looking for relevant manufacturing employment opportunities, it looks like you're gonna find one of two things - sites with a tight focus on...

Hey Manufacturers - Watch Seth Godin On Tribes To Market Your Business Better
Jul 27 2010 - 9:25am
I'm not one to latch onto or spread parlor tricks - the usually have no legs, have little nutritional value to manufacturing businesses and they distract us from the real work to be done. To many of...

MFGWatch Survey: Supply Chain Risks, Backshoring Rise; Small Manufacturers Add Jobs, Large Manufacturers Cut
Jul 22 2010 - 8:52am
MFG.com has conducted the latest MFGWatch survey of North American manufacturers (select this link for the complete survey results and a downloadable PDF). The survey focused on their activities in...

Strike At Ports Of LA, Long Beach End, But May Not Be Over
Jul 22 2010 - 4:34am
Earlier this month, MOJO featured a post titled "Strike at Ports of Long Beach & Los Angeles - Won't Disrupt Supply Chains?" We were a bit incredulous that there were reports that those striking...

iPhone 4 Flaw: Was It Design Or A Supply Chain Issue, Too?
Jul 16 2010 - 12:46pm
There are clearly more questions than answers right now about what's caused Apple's iPhone 4 design faux pas. With a company that size and with the command & control that comes with it, that's...

Some Advice For Small Manufacturers In 'Non-Manufacturing' States
Jul 14 2010 - 1:34pm
I had a conversation yesterday with a small contract manufacturer in Colorado. The shop owner was describing the challenges he has being a discrete parts manufacturer (CNC/manual milling, turning,...

Hey Manufacturers! What Have You Cut To 'Survive'?
Jul 12 2010 - 10:44am
(NOTE 07/21/10: I just found this really interesting article from CNBC titled "Consumers Beating Manufacturers at Their Own Game." It looks at how consumers, raw from job losses, climbing costs, and...

2 Social Media Tools For Small Manufacturers
Jul 9 2010 - 10:37am
Small and even mid sized manufacturers need all the help they can get these days. Economic, government and business playing fields are shifting with the frequency of a cheap ham radio. It's hard to...

Strike at Ports of Long Beach & Los Angeles - Won't Disrupt Supply Chains?
Jul 7 2010 - 10:15am
A week-old  strike by clerical workers at 2 of the 14 priminent companies serving the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles continues. Three separate negotiations have ended without resolution, and...

Reshoring On The Radio
Jul 6 2010 - 1:22pm
Harry Moser is the longtime president of Agie-Charmilles and advocate of backshoring work that can (and should) be brought back to the U.S. from costly international sources. Harry will be appearing...

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