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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

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This estimate is according to responses provided by 83 percent of the manufacturing executives who participated in a survey conducted as part of an industry study by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Consulting LLP. Skills Shortages. skilled production workers. researchers. machinists. scientists. Annually, 3.2 - 3.5

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Nearshoring & Reshoring Will Continue to Increase Thanks to these Main Benefits

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These recall counts point to sizeable growth over the past decade in the recall notices of Chinese-made consumer goods from 58 in 2002 to 153 in 2014. The CPSC publishes online a listing of recalls by country or administrative area of manufacture and year. This is not surprising given the sharp rise in goods imported from China.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Public Perception of & A Brief Timeline of Moments from the American Manufacturing Industry

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Manufacturing Enterprise Integration Act of 2002. Manufacturing Enterprise Integration Act of 2002 was enacted to develop the foundations for a Smart Manufacturing infrastructure and approach. . A plant is also not forced to accommodate extra staff. 2007: The first iPhone is released By Apple. Click the image below to make larger.