One of the many profound moments of the evening came in a video prepared for the evening by Dick Herman, president and founder of the manufacturing group, 101MFG. In that video, was an “aha!” moment: If companies shift so-called basic manufacturing functions overseas to save on costs, how do local, U.S. workers learn the basics from which they then become experts? The answer is they often can’t. In many respects were have set ourselves up for failure. Meanwhile, overseas competitors are aggressively going after more advanced manufacturing and other businesses.
One of the many profound moments of the evening came in a video prepared for the evening by Dick Herman, president and founder of the manufacturing group, 101MFG. In that video, was an “aha!” moment: If companies shift so-called basic manufacturing functions overseas to save on costs, how do local, U.S. workers learn the basics from which they then become experts? The answer is they often can’t. In many respects were have set ourselves up for failure. Meanwhile, overseas competitors are aggressively going after more advanced manufacturing and other businesses.