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VIDEO: Ford’s Alan Mulally on Gov’t Regulations for Businesses

Chief Executive magazine’s CEO of the Year, Ford Motor’s Alan Mulally, serves on President Obama’s export council, specifically leading the manufacturing section. In this video, Mulally discusses Ford’s involvement in formulating government regulations, the importance of a business – government relationship, corporate tax rates, and how to bring America back to the top in manufacturing (something he knows more than a little about).

 ChiefExecutive.net Governance , Governance/Compliance , Manufacturing , Operations , Regulatory , Videos July 18 2011
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How Dow Corning Beat Commoditization By Embracing It

In the early 2000s, Dow Corning recognized that silicone was starting to become a commodity and that they needed to rethink their business strategy. The company’s new business model was a complete shift from where they had found success in the past, but it was a shift that created a brand new market and customer base for the manufacturer.

 Mark W. Johnson Manufacturing , Operations , Strategy , Supply Chain/Logistics June 21 2011
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Lynn Tilton, Patriarch Partners CEO, Saving U.S. Manufacturing

In 2010, the U.S. economy created only 1.1 million newjobs, a rate of increase well short of the number ofentrants into the labor market. Pointing to the quartermillionjobs her firm has rescued in 10 years, theself-made billionaire thinks there’s a way to redress this.

 JP Donlon CEO Interviews , Leadership & Strategy , Manufacturing March 11 2011
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Manufacturing Matters, But So Does the Solution

Business leaders like Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris and Patriarch Partners CEO Lynn Tilton see manufacturing as the future of American business. And they’re right. Chief Executive magazine Editor-in-Chief JP Donlon wants to know how to get there.

 JP Donlon Global Business , Manufacturing March 10 2011
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The Case for Onshoring

American businesses have been shifting operations offshore so that now international sales account for 60% to 80% of total sales. It’s time to brings things back to the States. William Holstein explains why CEOs need to rethink the impulse to go offshore.

 William J. Holstein Manufacturing , Operations September 20 2010

Outsourcing without Compromising Total Involvement and Control

New research suggests that small and medium sized companies can reduce the risks of outsourcing key functions without loss of control.

 William Gindlesperger Manufacturing July 7 2010

Increasing Value Across the Supply Chain

The use of optimization technologies can maximize supply chain value by implementing more sophisticated approaches to standard practices such as inventory and asset management.

 Alan Kosansky And Jim Piermarini Manufacturing May 4 2010

Lean Manufacturing’s Next Life

Wondering what Toyota’s recent woes mean about the viability of the manufacturing movement it inspired? These three success stories suggest lean still delivers – when it’s done right

 David Drickhamer Manufacturing , Strategy March 8 2010
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The Next American Economy

U.S. companies can leverage innovation expertise to create new industries – and build employment back up – if the country can get manufacturing right

 William J. Holstein Innovation , Leadership & Strategy , Manufacturing March 8 2010
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The 11th Annual CEO Leadership Summit

Getting on the fast track on the road to recovery

 Jennifer Pellet CEO2CEO Summit , Manufacturing , Marketing January 22 2010

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