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Skills Gap Confusion

Skills Gap Confusion

The difficulty manufacturers have in filling critical positions or not?

06/11/2013

Don Westfall, Council Director

The manufacturing “skills gap” seems to have developed a small credibility gap. The perceptions and experiences of manufacturers have been challenged by industry and academic research.
New Publication

New Publication

2013 MAPI Survey on Insurance Coverage Limits

06/06/2013

Frederick T. Stocker

In the Publications Store.Responses from 101 leading industrial companies provide invaluable benchmarking data on appropriate limits of coverage and retentions/deductibles for key lines of liability...
U.S. Industrial Outlook

U.S. Industrial Outlook

We expect an acceleration in the general economy and a rebound in manufacturing production in the second half of this year

05/21/2013

Dan Meckstroth, Ph.D.

The superior growth in manufacturing production early this year was due to the strong growth in housing starts, auto sales, and inventory rebuilding that disproportionately benefits manufacturing....
Chinese Trade Continues to Soar

Chinese Trade Continues to Soar

Chinese exports are on track to almost double U.S. exports, with a surplus of more than $900 billion

05/20/2013

Ernest Preeg, Ph.D,

Upcoming Events

The Evolving World of Big Data - How Learning Needs to Change

06/19/2013 - 06/19/2013

Quality and the Design Thinking

06/26/2013 - 06/26/2013

Manufacturing Outlook Blog

Europe's Manufacturing Forecast Revised Downward

Krzysztof Bledowski, Ph.D.

Council Director and Senior Economist

Our manufacturing outlook for Europe has been revised downward. The uneven recession in the Eurozone is now coupled with a downturn in the Czech Republic and sharply falling economic activity in Poland. Domestic demand continues to soften. Businesses refrain from adding to capacity despite low cost of capital, gripped by political and...

MAPI: A Look Back…1963-1972

Jim Engelhardt

Director of Communications

This is the fourth part of a series chronicling MAPI’s rich 80-year history. Research and writing provided by Jessica Larkin. Catch up on previous installments covering 1933-1942, 1943-1952, and 1953-1962. The 60s was a decade heavy with change in America. This period witnessed the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War, the height of the...

MAPI Research and Publications

Economic Outlook

U.S. Industrial Outlook: Strong in Early 2013, Spring Lull

Daniel J. Meckstroth, Ph.D.

Economic Analysis, Economic Indicators, Industrial Economics

Economic Update

U.S. Economic Outlook for 2013 and 2014

Daniel J. Meckstroth, Ph.D.

Economic Analysis, Economic Indicators, Global Competitiveness for U.S. Manufacturers, Industrial Economics, Manufacturing Trends and Overview, United States

Policy Analysis

U.S. Trade in Manufactures Flat While Chinese Trade Soars

Ernest H. Preeg, Ph.D.

China

Surveys

Survey of the Corporate Internal Audit Function—5th Edition

Leslie D. Miller

Council Spotlight

Global Logistics and Transportation

Director: Yingying Xu, Ph.D.

Next Meeting:
11/07/2013 - 11/08/2013

Leading Topics:
Supply Chain Security
Supply Chain Strategy
Lean Supply Chain
Economics and Regulation Environment

MAPI Councils

Where executives share best practices, discuss solutions, & become more effective leaders.