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Sound Economy with Jon Talton U.S. manufacturing at the turning point Jon Talton Seattle Times Newspaper

It's at a turning point and it will be pivoting again soon.

Recent manufacturing data released this week indcates that international industrial sectors are slightly improving following a stronger third quarter - which was preceeded by a sluggish Q1 and Q2...

See the trend here? International manufacturing will continue to ebb and flow up and down while this slow economic recovery drags on. All of this unstable industrial activity points to the need for flexible manufacturing styles.

• Strong supply chain management
• Outsourced contract manufacturing projects
• Effective inventory balancing
• Quick response near-sourced manufacturing operations

All of these manufacturing systems should be the current manufacturing norm, not the exception. Since the need for manufactured goods continues to cycle up and down - sometimes with little obvious reason -  manufacturers can not commit to long-term production objectives. Manufacturing resources like those listed above are crucial to quick response manufacturing methods required of today's unstable manufacturing economy.

Make hay while the sun shines and get out of production before the sun sets on you. That's the current trend.


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