I have just posted the results of a 6-council survey on work/life balance. We collected data on such issues as hours on the job, working from home, personal diversions from the job, and company work/life policy,
Manufacturing Council Blog
U.S. Manufacturing
On May 6, 2013, MAPI hosted a timely webinar for senior operations and human resources executives. Many of those executives are experiencing difficulties in filling high-skilled production positions. Mike Brown, Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, Siemens North America, shared the talent strategy his company utilized to ramp up a turbine manufacturing facility in Charlotte, North Carolina. That strategy required the hiring of 700 employees...
Commodity Purchasing, Corporate Compliance, Emerging Markets, Enterprise Risk Management, Environmental Management, Environmental, Health and Safety Regulations, Global Manufacturing, International Trade and Finance, Investor Relations, Law, Legal, Liability, Operations, Public Policy, Purchasing, Raw Materials, Regulation, Reporting, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, SEC, Supply Chain, Sustainability
As manufacturers ramp up compliance with the SEC's conflict minerals regulation, the rule is scheduled for a showdown in court. On May 15—almost precisely one year before the first corporate reports are due to the SEC on the use of conflict minerals in manufacturers' products—the D.C. Circuit Court will hear a lawsuit challenging the rules' validity.
In...
In this webinar, Kim Denney, former chair of the MAPI Division Leadership Council, shared practical advice for applying servant leadership techniques in today’s workplace. In contrast with traditional “top-down” approaches, servant leaders share power, put the needs of others first, and help people develop so that they can perform at the highest level possible.
Several organizations, including the U.S. Armed Forces, have reaped...
The Manufacturing Council is now conducting a roundtable on labor shortages in China.
Members are responding to three questions:
- At least qualitatively, are you experiencing similar labor and skills shortages in China as in the U.S.?
- Have you noticed anything distinctly different about the China labor and skills shortage experience from that in the U.S.?
- What has been your strategy for dealing...