What The Candidates Should Know About Manufacturing

aj — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:48:38 GMT

I have a new hero. His name is Bruce Stokes. He wrote an article that was published last month at NationalJournal.com titled "Lean On Me."

Bruce lays it on the line specifically for presumptive candidates McCain and Obama - but the 2 main points of his message should be screamed from the highest mountaintop.

First:

U.S. manufacturing is far from dead. Production and exports are up. And U.S.-based factories are finding ways to compete with China through lean production, a management revolution that can transform American industry.

And second:

Thanks to a weak dollar and high transportation costs, American manufacturing will be on the rebound for the next few years. The next administration will be tempted to sit back and enjoy this gift from the economic gods. That would be a mistake.

Read this article. Pass it along. It's not good enough that it's the truth.

It's the secret to regaining and retaining manufacturing mojo.

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What The Candidates Should Know About Manufacturing