Manufacturing Talk Radio
Manufacturing Talk Radio
Your Everything Manufacturing Podcast. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just curious about the industry, we’ve got something for you! Manufacturing Talk Radio is led by two dynamic hosts, Lewis Weiss and Amy Nicklaus, who bring expertise and fresh perspectives to the industry. Lewis, with five decades of hands-on experience, simplifies complex manufacturing challenges, offering actionable insights on technology, workforce strategies, and industry transformation. Amy brings an engaging approach, exploring the real-world impact of innovations in technology, logistics, and workforce dyna...
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Jul 6, 2026
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Episodes
Episode 791: The Latest ISM Manufacturing Report On Business 01.09.2023 18:03
Tim Fiore, Committee Chair of the ISM's Manufacturing Report on Business(R) discusses New Orders, Production, Employment, Supplier Deliveries, and Inventories that make up the composite Purchasing Manager's Index Number of 47.6 for August 2023, an improvement from the July reading of 46.4, with better performance in 4 out of the 5 measurements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
Episode 790: Moser On Manufacturing for August 2023 31.08.2023 27:55
Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative, and Manufacturing Talk Radio Host Lew Weiss discuss a litany of critical topics including Artificial Intelligence, the U.S. national debt, and fishing! Don't miss this important episode of Moser On Manufacturing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 789: Manufacturing Think Tank August 2023 30.08.2023 29:02
In this episode of 'Manufacturing Think Tank' host Cliff Waldman is joined by Dr. Chad Moutray, Chief Economist of the National Association of Manufacturers. After discussing the path of U.S. inflation and the likelihood of a near-term U.S. recession, Chad discusses the recent manufacturing slump and the manufacturing industries that have been most impacted. The conversation then turns to the glob...
Episode 788: Has Hollywood Manufactured Its Own Frankenstein Monster with AI? 28.08.2023 27:19
Nicholas Tana, CEO of Smart Media, discusses how movies are a manufactured product going through the same disruptive technological evolution as manufacturing itself, to the extent that the Hollywood Studio System may fade into history. With AI, it is already happening to many job roles across the movie making production line and distribution channels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...
Episode 787: Can Headhunters Save You Money When Hiring? 22.08.2023 26:02
Eden Higgins, Vice President of Practice Development at The Duffy Group, discusses how headhunters find highly-qualified, vetted candidates that save you time and money in the hiring process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 786: The No Recession Recession, EV Issues, and Headwinds 08.08.2023 26:55
Dr. Chirs Kuehl, the highly-respected economist from Armada Corporate Intelligence talks about the balance of 2023, Shortages in Chips and Rare Earths, Issues with EV, and Manufacturing Headwinds - but Not a Recession. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 781: In-Depth, Factual Economic News You Don't Hear on Mainstream Media - Really! 18.07.2023 27:19
Dr. Chris Kuehl gives viewers real facts and their impact from government policies, critical material shortages, electric vehicles, and the strength of our economy with more insight than the main stream media can deliver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 780: When Change Becomes Necessary and Inevitable, Call in Experts 11.07.2023 26:51
Gordon Hull and Susan Conrad are two dynamic manufacturing experts who help clients identify problems and implement solutions in manufacturing operations to drive more profits and create more revenues for mid-market, start-ups, and generational change companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 779: Services Rebounds with Strong Growth in New Business Activity - The Services ISM Report On Business 06.07.2023 24:42
Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair for the Services Report on Business explains the strengths in 15 of the 18 sectors, how they performed in June, and what the balance of 2023 looks like based on current performance and the recent semi-annual forecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 778: Welcome to Q3 – Please Prepare for a Very Bumpy Soft Landing 03.07.2023 23:17
Tim Fiore, ISM’s Committee Chair for the Manufacturing Report on Business® discusses the downturns in the Purchasing Manager’s Index and the beginnings of a recession. The aggressive rise in interest rates has pushed demand into contraction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 777: Total Cost Of Ownership Part 2: How the True Cost of Ownership Estimator Tool Saves Money for Manufacturers 29.06.2023 20:51
Most manufacturers consistently buy on the basis of price without taking into consideration such factors as quality differentials, carrying cost of inventory, and the value of having manufacturing and engineering close to each other. These factors and more represent the true Total Cost of Ownership. Guest Harry Moser shows us how to use the free True Cost of Ownership Estimator tool available on t...
Episode 776: Project Management is Key to Project Success in Highly-Regulated Industries 27.06.2023 22:24
Angela Thurman discusses her role in regulated project management, as well as her role with Women in Manufacturing. This interview flips between her separate roles and exciting developments in Wim in Texas. https://thurmanco.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 774: It’s a Recession – No, It’s Not; Yes, it is! No, it’s Not! Oh Good Grief!! 20.06.2023 23:26
Dr. Chris Kuehl discusses the upcoming recession (or not), why it will be (or won’t), and whether it will be short and shallow, deep and long, or some crazy combination thereof, with a touch of humor because you have to laugh you way through this mess. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 775: If You Can Gain 10%, You Can Gain 30% 20.06.2023 25:33
Vince Sassano disucsses how his firm has helped companies exceed their improvement expectations by three or four-fold without pouring a fortune into high tech systems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 773: Fixing Everything Wrong with Outside Training Programs 06.06.2023 23:00
Mark Fleming, Founder of the Academy of Business Training jumps right into the 3 major flaws of outside training programs and how the Academy has created its programs to deliver value and results to companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Services ISM Report On Business With Anthony Nieves. 05.06.2023 23:40
The latest Services ISM Report with Committee Chair Anthony Nieves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 771: ISM PMI Drops Again but Manufacturing is in a Good Position – How, Why? 01.06.2023 27:25
Tim Fiore, ISM’s Committee Chair for the Manufacturing Report on Business® covers a lot of good news within manufacturing despite the drop in the overall Purchasing Manager’s Index number. Has this soft landing been good for manufacturing versus a hard landing? June may cast the die for the balance of 2023 and 2024 if order books and backlog get any softer, but could improve rapidly if orders begi...
Episode 770: Bringing Manufacturing Downtown 30.05.2023 20:53
Ilana Preuss, Founder of Recast City, discusses how to bring small-scale manufacturers downtown into vacant storefronts that benefit everyone, from foot traffic to incubating manufacturers. For more on Recast City visit https://www.recastcity.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 769: Manufacturing Think Tank: AI and Manufacturing 30.05.2023 28:04
Artificial Intelligence and its potential implications for the manufacturing industry Rob Seamans, Associate Professor at NYU's Stern School of Business and a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, joins host Cliff Waldman for this episode of 'Manufacturing Think Tank' to talk about the AI phenomenon shaking the world. During the course of the interview, Rob discusses the big qu...
Episode 768: Moser On Manufacturing: Understand Total Cost Of Ownership 25.05.2023 22:11
On this episode of Moser On Manufacturing, Manufacturing Talk Radio Host Lew Weiss and Harry Moser of the Reshoring Initiative discuss how manufacturers can establish Total Cost of Ownership in manufacturing using the Total Cost of Ownership Estimator Estimator. For more information visit https://reshorenow.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 767: The Flagship Reports - Economic Conditions Continue to be Unpredictable 24.05.2023 26:05
Dr. Chris Kuehl, Managing Partner at Armada Corporate Intelligence, discusses the unpredictable conditions that have economic prognosticators befuddled. The Fed’s attempts to break inflation by raising rates and triggering unemployment is vexed by manufacturers hanging on to skilled labor, who were difficult to find and expensive to hire. So far, the most accurate predictor of future manufacturing...
Episode 766: Creating From Concept To Completion 23.05.2023 21:35
Mark Dohnalek, President and CEO of Pivot International presents how his firm help companies or individuals move their product, software, or system concept through the stages of development to complete a prototype or finished project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 765: 5G in Manufacturing - Now a 'Must Have' 16.05.2023 23:11
Liron Ben-Horin, President of OneLayer, discusses why 5G is vital for manufacturers, how to get it implemented on top of your existing network, and where it benefits overall operations and security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The ISM Semi-Annual Forecast 15.05.2023 25:41
ISM Sees A Soft Expansion For Manufacturing And Services Tim Fiore, Committee Chair for the Manufacturing Report on Business® and Anthony Nieves, Committee Chair for the Services Report on Business® join hosts Lew Weiss and Tim Grady to discuss the results of ISM’s survey on business conditions for the balance of 2023. So far, conditions do not indicate that business is headed into a recession in...
Episode 763: Implementing ERP, Made Easy on the Salesforce Platform 09.05.2023 20:59
Stu Johnson, Vice President of Marketing for Rootstock explains how to simplify a manufacturing implementation of ERP on the Salesforce using Rootstock, where most of the development work to integrate the platform has been completed for you, without having to make your business fit someone else's mold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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