Medical device companies manufacture their products, so you’ll find plenty of talk about manufacturing on my blog. A year ago I posted “Manufacturing Matters” about the unfortunate disconnect between product development and manufacturing. Six months before that I posted “The Dwindling Allure of Building Factories Offshore” where I tried to give some guidance about factory location decisions.
Other than news of factory closures and layoffs, or management misbehavior in Chinese factories, relatively little is written about manufacturing in the US media. A handful of publications, though, have not forgotten the importance of manufacturing to the US economy. Medical device executives would do well to pay attention to the overall manufacturing environment. So today I offer up a great collection of manufacturing articles for your year-end reading pleasure.
2012
“Manufacturing the future: The next era of global growth and innovation” McKinsey Global Institute, December 2012
“The Insourcing Boom” The Atlantic, December 2012
“Mr. China Comes to America” The Atlantic, December 2012
“Alan Tonelson: ‘The Insourcing Boom That Isn’t‘” The Atlantic Monthly, December 2012
“Why America’s Export Surge Is Just Beginning” BCG Perspectives, September 2012
“The Demand-Driven Supply Chain” BCG Perspectives, May 2012
“U.S. Manufacturing Nears the Tipping Point: Which Industries, Why, and How Much?” BCG Perspectives, March 2012
“Making It in America” The Atlantic, January 2012
“Manufacturing Is Key to Innovation as Well as Jobs” Technology Review, January 2012
2011
“Can We Build Tomorrow’s Breakthroughs?” Technology Review, December 2011
“Standing Up for Manufacturing” Technology Review, December 2011
“Is It Time to Rethink Your Manufacturing Strategy?” Sloan Management Review, December 2011
“Made in America, Again: Why Manufacturing Will Return to the U.S.” BCG Perspectives, August 2011
“Why We Need a National Manufacturing Technology Strategy” Technology Review, July 2011
“Why Manufacturing Matters” Technology Review, July 2011
“Location Matters in Manufacturing” Technology Review, July 2011
“Innovation Depends on a Robust Manufacturing Sector” Technology Review, July 2011
“What’s Next When Offshoring Isn’t So Cheap?” BCG Perspectives, February 2011
Related articles
- Outsourcing, Insourcing, and Product Quality. (jamesladams.typepad.com)
Jay Caplan on Medical Devices 