Manufacturing Talk Radio

Tim Fiore, Committee Chair for the ISM's Manufacturing Report on Business(R) and Dr. Chris Kuehl, economist with FMA International, join co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the direction and meaning of the numbers behind the numbers with the PMI at 57.8 and the CMI at 56.1 for June 2017. These are very strong and solid numbers for manufacturing, and coupled with the non-manufacturing repor...

As if the housing bubble wasn’t enough, it appears that another financial bubble could be near or here – this one comprised of corporate junk bonds. Remember all the people who bought homes with No Doc loans but really couldn’t afford them, and when rates went up the bubble burst? Think about companies borrowing money they don’t have the wherewithal to repay backed by bonds rated as junk. Hear Jer...

Co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady speak with Norbert Ore about the 18 PMI surveys he follows internationally, as well as several regional ones for the U.S., along with an incredible "Golden Nugget" of information about when to offshore production of your product, followed by our Senior International Correspondent Chong Wang reporting from China on manufacturing in the countries of Asia and an incre...

Join co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady as they discuss the state of manufacturing in America and the EU/UK with Chad Moutray, Chief Economist with the National Association of Manufacturers, Dr. Chris Kuehl with Armada Corporate Intelligence and economist for the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association International, and our own Senior International Correspondent Royce Lowe reporting on the ripple...

Max Christenson, Digital Sales and Marketing for AirFreight.bid joins co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss a new platform for managing airfreight costs and analysis. It may be better than anything you have ever used before! Then hear from Charlie Spies, Chief Executive Officer of CEI Capital Management, which creates and preserves good jobs and improves the quality of life in rural, low-inc...

Lew Weiss and Tim Grady discuss the manufacturing and non-manufacturing reports which continued in positive territory for May 2017 as the economy produces the third longest expansion since World War II at 96 months (Feb 1961 – Dec 1969 at 106 months and Mar 1991 – Mar 2001 at 120 months were longer). Here what is driving these expansions and employment at the lowest it has been in nearly two decad...

Mr. Tim Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, joins the discussion of the PMI (purchasing managers' index) in place of Brad Holcomb who retired at the end of May. Tim has 40 years of experience in purchasing and supply chain both domestically and globally who will be on with Manufacturing Talk Radio the first business day...

Bruce Zagaris talks international enforcement cooperation on tax and related matters. Zagaris advises governments, entities and individuals on international business, especially regulatory and enforcement matters. Since 1981, he has served as a consultant, counsel and lobbyist for fourteen governments and the United Nations on issues involving tax enforcement, financial services, and international...

James Gellert of Rapid Ratings discusses his organization's proprietary Financial Health Rating system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Brak of Jaggaer discusses Jaggaer's Source-to-Pay platform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frank Mobus of Mobus Creative Negotiating talks about the challenges of negotiating facing manufacturers today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introduction Live From ISM2017 in Orlando Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

M.L. Peck from ISM and Donna Citale of Thomas Net at ISM2017 in Orlando Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Lew and Tim with Tony Uphoff, new President and CEO of ThomasNet speaking on the future expansion of their excellent sourcing platform.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Economic conditions around the world are driven on the strong back of manufacturing. In the April/May 2017 Global Outlook, you will hear from industry experts how the U.S. economy and manufacturing is performing, along with manufacturing in Asia, the UK and the EU. Next Week, Manufacturing Talk Radio will be broadcasting from ISM2017 where we will get an update of the ISM’s Annual Outlook. Busines...

Professor Adrianna Sanford interviews Mexico's Deputy Secretary of Education Hon. Javier Treviño  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Manufacturing Talk Radio continues to interview unique resources for manufacturers and compile the shows in a library at mfgtalkradio.com. This week, Lew Weiss and Tim Grady speak with Andrew Scott of G&A Partners, a company that leases employees with Human Resources, Benefits, Payroll and HR Technology skills that companies of almost all sizes can implant immediately to both shorten the learning...

Released on the 3rd or 4th business day of each new month, Anthony Nieves, committee chair for the ISM's Non-Manufacturing Report on Business(R) presents the detail of this very positive report that covers 18 industries from a survey of 350 companies to establish a benchmark for what occurred in the immediately preceding month. As always, co-hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady probe the details to ask t...

Professor Adriana Sanford interviews Tawanda Mutasah, Senior Director for Law and Policy at the Amnesty International and Eduard Nazarski,Director at Amnesty International. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers Index report rolled up to 54.8 for April activity, and although several sub-indices softened, the overall condition of manufacturing continues to remain strong, according to Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair for the Manufacturing Report on Business(R). Equally favorable is the Credit Managers’ Index report written and discussed by Chris Kuehl,...

Manufacturing Talk Radio continues to interview expert guests whose companies provide tangible solutions to everyday manufacturing issues. This week, show hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady interview Andrea Olson, CEO of Pragmatik.com, a firm that help manufacturers identify opportunities to improve and expand their marketing reach through a pragmatic approach to brand building and brand differentiatio...

Senior International Correspondents Chad Moutray, Norbert Ore, Chong Wang and Royce Lowe join hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the continuing upbeat economic reports around the world, although some pockets show some weakness that may be only temporary. Tune in to hear if your supply chain or customer base might be affected positively or negatively within the U.S. economy or a shift in Euro...

Gary Brooks, Chief Marketing Officer with Syncron joins hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss how Syncron helps OEM manufacturers develop their ‘after-sale’ service at dealerships by improving availability of the right part at the right price at the right time with parts inventory control that improves profitability and completion of service repairs that are a win-win-win: a win for the OEM, a...

Host Tim Grady discusses the March 2017 Non-Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® with Anthony Nieves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Manufacturing Talk Radio is excited to announce an expansion of its network broadcasts with the launch of A Global Perspective with Dr. Adriana Sanford, a show that will cover some of the risks and ramifications for multinational corporations doing business in Europe, South America or Asia when jurisdictional laws conflict with U.S. law, as both Microsoft and Apple have experienced. Dr. Sanford's...