Manufacturing Talk Radio

In this episode of ‘Cliff Notes on the Global Manufacturing Picture’, host Cliff Waldman discusses the potential impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak on US manufacturing growth. Cliff describes the outlines of a flow chart that he designed for clarifying the impact of the virus outbreak on key economic parameters. He offers a worst-case scenario forecast for Chinese economic growth and US manu...

Servitization focuses on after-the-sale service, and has birthed PaaS - Product as a Service, both of which are and will be changing major industries. Learn more as Gary Brooks, Chief Marketing Officer at Syncron, chats with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady about selling outcomes instead of selling products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nic Temple joins hosts Lew Weiss and Time Grady to discuss ForwardX Robotics, a company that automates consumer and industrial equipment, from carry-on luggage to vision-based autonomous forklifts and pallet jacks, to reduce workplace injuries and make work more efficient, including managing multiple mobile robotic devices simultaneously in real time applications. Learn more about your ad choices....

Along with an update on the Credit Manager's Index from the National Association of Credit Managers, get an overall picture of the U.S., Chinese, UK and EU economies in this fun discussion between noted economist Dr. Chris Kuehl and hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Chris always presents and interesting and knowledgeable point of view. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices....

Data silos, islands of information, here, there and everywhere but not connected create chaos in businesses all across the world. As companies move into more data and big data, links must be built between the data silos and islands of information. Join hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady and they discuss scattered data with Clark Richey, Chief Technology Officer with FactGem. For more visit mfgtalkradio...

In the first episode of this new show, ‘Cliff Notes on the Global Manufacturing Picture’, host Cliff Waldman discusses the latest (December 2019) Federal Reserve report on U.S. manufacturing production growth and reviews factory sector activity for all of 2019. He then analyzes the global economic context for these manufacturing data. Cliff concludes by discussing the key questions for assessing t...

On today's episode, Harry Moser from Reshoring Initiative returns to Manufacturing Talk Radio to give us an update on his efforts to bring manufacturing jobs back to America. Visit Reshoring initiative at reshorenow.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Travis Smith is Chief Technology Officer and Founder of WithoutWire Inventory Services, which provides an instant view of inventory and the movement of goods, and discusses key shifts in that space on a mobile device with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President and CEO of Thomas, the online data, platform, and technology company which provides thomasnet.com, an online industrial supplier database, joins hosts Tim Grady and Lew Weiss to discuss what 2020 looks like from the view of manufacturers, suppliers, and data results from Thomas and more than 1.6 million searches a month for supplier information. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more...

Senior Correspondent Norbert Ore joins host Tim Grady to discuss the international manufacturing picture of purchasing manager's indexes from 18 countries, including the EU, Asia, and South America. With the trade deals being signed, will manufacturing grow in 2020? For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leading indicators give leaders insight to the near future, and how to steer through dangerous waters. Listen in as Dr. Chris Kuehl discusses the Credit Manager’s Index and other economic conditions with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fran Brunelle is the President of Accelerated Manufacturing Brokers, a company that will walk you through the process of selling your manufacturing company, who shares key insights with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady about getting your company ready for sale and going through the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady partake in a lively discussion with Dr. Chris Kuehl, managing partner with Armada Corporate Intelligence, and Cliff Waldman, host of Manufacturing Matters with Cliff Waldman - both noted economists and frequent contributors on Manufacturing Talk Radio, to provide a 2020 Outlook for manufacturing and the general economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

Manufacturing Talk Radio hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady discuss the events that helped shape the manufacturing economy in 2019, including the trade wars, consumer confidence, the Skills Gap, and other major issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the show’s 25th episode, Sridhar Kota and Tom Mahoney, both of MForesight: Alliance for Manufacturing Foresight, join host Cliff Waldman to discuss their recent Wall Street Journal Op-ed, in which they argue that production offshoring by US manufacturers is depleting the US of critical innovation capacity. Sridhar and Tom respond to questions about the global context for their arguments, specif...

Each month, Senior Correspondent Norbert Ore presents the results of the surveys he conducts for Strategas, an institutional brokerage and advisory firm, on the 18 Global Purchasing Manager’s Indexes (PMI) and regional U.S. surveys that are a clear indicator of the direction of manufacturing. Join hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady in this informative interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

We can't let a month go by without Dr. Chris Kuehl reporting on the Credit Manager's Index issued by the National Association of Credit Managers (www.nacm.org), along with his general comments on the state of the economy. Join Dr. Kuehl with co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady as they enjoy a conversation on credit conditions and where things could go wrong unless they go right. Learn more about your...

Visual selling is the method of the future for companies presenting their products to customers. Learn how impactful this is from Chris Beaudin, Director of Marketing for AtlatlSoftware as he explains the benefits to hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady in this informative episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don’t miss Anthony Nieves, chair for Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee for the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) with the LIVE Non-manufacturing Report On business right here on Manufacturing Talk Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Institute for Supply Management®’s Report On Business® Series for November 2019. Hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady welcome Chair, Tim Fiore for a closer look at the factors that went into the Manufacturing Report On Business and this month’s PMI. Don’t miss this in-depth, exclusive interview available only on Manufacturing Talk Ra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lydia Di Liello, Founder and CEO of Capital Pricing Consultants, speaks with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady about dealing with tariffs and building a holistic strategy for companies in the current environment of tariffs, which may not evaporate quickly, soon, or may not at all. Learn more for your company in this episode.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Manufacturing is soft globally. Some countries are struggling more than others. Get more insight during this interview with Norbert Ore, Director of Industry Surveys for Strategas Research Partners and Senior Correspondent on Manufacturing Talk Radio. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeffrey Stein, Policy Reporter for the Washington Post joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss how the trade war and Trump tariffs failed to save some steel mills in the long run, and other issues impacting America’s industries. For more visit mfgtalkradio.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the autonomous supply chain achievable? Can the cost yield the benefits to make it justifiable? Find out in this interview with Cary Vandenavond from JDA Software as he shares his insights with hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As industry becomes more technologically sophisticated in manufacturing, some "simple machines" will remain ever-present, like carts that actually contribute to lean manufacturing. Ed Brown, founder of Topper Industrial in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to tout the features and benefits of industrial cart and conveyor solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...