http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/list Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT Blog for Center of Innovation for Manufacturing http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/80/Thoughts-on-the-Toyota-Recall- Toyota built its reputation and success on reliability. The recent events with Toyota’s accelerator and brake problems magnify the importance of continuous improvement and not just standing on reputation alone. Continuous quality control and... Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/80/Thoughts-on-the-Toyota-Recall- info@georgiainnovation.org http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/77/Gashopper-Featured-in-Georgia-Magazine One of our projects, The Gashopper, was featured in the November issue of Georgia Magazine. In the magazine’s “Made in Georgia” section, they highlighted Georgia products that showcased small-business ingenuity. It’s great ... Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/77/Gashopper-Featured-in-Georgia-Magazine info@georgiainnovation.org http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/75/COI-for-Manufacturing-is-Now-a-Georgia-Industry-Association-Member The Center of Innovation for Manufacturing is now a member of the Georgia Industry Association (GIA). Through our membership, we are affiliated with the National Association of Manufacturers, which represents 14,000 manufacturing firms. We also ha... Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/75/COI-for-Manufacturing-is-Now-a-Georgia-Industry-Association-Member info@georgiainnovation.org http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/76/New-Podcast-Added- Listen to our latest podcast to learn more about the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) certification program and The Quality Group, a learning company that specializes in business process improvement. The COI for Manufacturing has partnered with the Quality G... Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/76/New-Podcast-Added- info@georgiainnovation.org http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/70/Manufacturers-Asked-to-Forecast-in-Latest-PMI-Report In their September PMI report, Kennesaw State Universityâtrade;s Econometric Center asked respondent manufacturers about expected production levels in the next 3-6 months. Thirty percent of Georgia respondents said they feel production will increase ... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/70/Manufacturers-Asked-to-Forecast-in-Latest-PMI-Report info@georgiainnovation.org http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/68/2009-2010-Economic-Handbook-of-the-Manufacturing-Technology-Industry The 2009-2010 Economic Handbook of the Manufacturing Technology Indusrty is now available at www.amtonline.org. This annual guide from The Association for Manufacturing Technology, provides comprehensive domestic and international data on the m... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/68/2009-2010-Economic-Handbook-of-the-Manufacturing-Technology-Industry info@georgiainnovation.org http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/29/Innovation-in-a-Zero-Capital-World I came across another insightful article today in Industry Week. It discusses ways to improve the bottom line and innovate without capital expenditures. Use your employees to find opportunities to improve. As stated in the article, two groups i... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/29/Innovation-in-a-Zero-Capital-World info@georgiainnovation.org http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/26/US-Demand-for-Green-Building-Materials-to-Exceed-80-Billion-by-2013 I came across a great article in Industry Week that is worthy of sharing. It talks about specific areas of projected growth in “green” building materials through 2013. This market is projected to expand 7.2% annually to over $80 billion in 2013, o... Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/26/US-Demand-for-Green-Building-Materials-to-Exceed-80-Billion-by-2013 info@georgiainnovation.org http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/23/Economy-contracts-but-is-it-bad-news I found the following article interesting because of Dr. Chris Kuehl’s analysis of the current recession. According to Kuehl, the recession of 2008-2009 is no worse than those in the past four decades. He believes that the recession will sta... Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/23/Economy-contracts-but-is-it-bad-news info@georgiainnovation.org http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/22/Manufacturers-Consider-Migrating-Back-to-US I was reading this article in Industry Week and found it interesting that the rising cost of global sourcing may bring more opportunities back to U.S. manufacturers. Read below to find out why more US sourcing experts are considering US manufactu... Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://manufacturing.georgiainnovation.org/blog/22/Manufacturers-Consider-Migrating-Back-to-US info@georgiainnovation.org