The resurrection of American manufacturing will require more than simply bringing back production to America.
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The resurrection of American manufacturing will require more than simply bringing back production to America or making things a bit more efficiently.
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Success in this new world of manufacturing will require a radically different kind of management from the hierarchical bureaucracy focused on shareholder value that is now prevalent.
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Success in this new world of manufacturing will require management that is radically different from the hierarchical bureaucracy focused on efficiency and shareholder value that is now prevalent in large firms like GE.
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Manufacturing jobs might require higher level skills, but so do most jobs.
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As Lehman analyst Tony Butler pointed out on the call, cutting manufacturing costs may require buying more "intermediates" from outside the company, where Merck will have less control over their production.
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The manufacturing jobs of the future will require more skills.
Mobile handsets require high levels of precision manufacturing skill as well as strong supply chain capabilities.
Although advanced materials like carbon fiber weigh less than aluminum and are several times stronger than steel, they would require substantial upgrades of extant manufacturing facilities to implement.
If Proteus is right, and these sensors become commonplace, exponential growth in digital medicine for compliance monitoring will require as much silicon wafer manufacturing as all computer chips use today.
"Additionally, some of the issues related to gun violence prevention require the expertise of the manufacturing community and I welcome your involvement in crafting certain guidelines and strategies, " Malloy wrote on March 6.
But whereas E-Ink and Gyricon require expensive custom-designed manufacturing facilities and new equipment to produce their displays, Ntera's technology is specifically suited for existing plant and equipment used by LCD manufacturers, which already dominate the electronic display market.
Turning any extremophile into drugs would likely require cloning their antibiotic molecules and manufacturing them with help from a more suitable carrier organism.
While all of the above represent relatively low cost ways into China, gaining an important share of the market will require an investment of capital and manufacturing in-country.
X3 sensor should be cheaper to make than existing sensors, because there is no need to go to the trouble of laying down a mosaic on top of it a process that can require as many as 24 separate manufacturing steps.
Energy expects to become profitable with a manufacturing volume of 80 megawatts annually, which will require expanding its annual pipeline about 30% or so.
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Apple products require months of testing, prototyping, manufacturing, steeped in reviews.
Most manufacturing methods are based on bulk optical assembly using multiple technologies that require different assembly steps and expertise.
As part of the supply chain, the demands placed on you require responsiveness and the flexibility of mixed mode and lean manufacturing methods.
Thus, since the military would no longer require any new C-17s, the one active American manufacturing line that is capable of building wide body military transport plane would be allowed to go dormant - possibly forever.
The i3's cabin will be made from just 35 carbon fibre parts, which simplifies the manufacturing a great deal when compared with similarly-sized conventional cars that would require some 500 alloy steel parts to achieve similar results.
He lists manufacturing jobs as a leading example, saying that well-paid assembly jobs that require modest training and only a high school diploma or less are a thing of the past.
After Monday's fire, the big question for Boeing will be whether the issue is a manufacturing defect, which can be fixed relatively cheaply, or a design flaw, which might require expensive redesign and rework on existing planes, said Citi analyst Jason Gursky.
The bottom line: Acquiring a manufacturing company is a big test for Google and for entrepreneurial companies that seek to expand into business activities that require more conformity and less creativity.
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