{"147111":{"#nid":"147111","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Available Online: Georgia Tech and Council on Competitiveness Publish Report on U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis past spring, representatives from industry, labor, government, and academia gathered at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center for the 2012 \u0022U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative: Dialog on Next Generation Supply Networks and Logistics,\u0022 sponsored by Georgia Tech and the Council on Competitiveness.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the two-day event, representatives shared their perspectives on the current state of U.S. manufacturing, the challenges it faces in terms of global competition, and possible solutions to mitigate those obstacles, specifically in terms of supply networks and advanced logistics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA joint Georgia Tech-Council on Competitiveness Report has been published that details the forum\u0027s findings, and contributes to the Council\u0027s National Manufacturing Strategy.\u0026nbsp; According to the report, manufacturing in the U.S. is growing stronger; however, maintaining and strengthening America\u2019s competitiveness in the global market will require a tremendous measure of planning, effort, and focused financial investment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETo view the report on the U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative in its entirety, click \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.isye.gatech.edu\/news-events\/special\/usmci\/N13C3008-ISyE-USManufacturingReport.pdf\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA joint Georgia Tech-Council on Competitiveness Report has been published on the \u0022U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative: Dialog on Next Generation Supply Networks and Logistics.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27511","created_gmt":"2012-08-17 15:33:18","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:40","author":"Ashley Daniel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"}],"categories":[{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2239","name":"Council on Competitiveness"},{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"169275","name":"stewart school of industrial and systems engineering"},{"id":"25881","name":"U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative: Dialog on Next Generation Supply Networks and Logistics"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarbara Christopher\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndustrial and Systems Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404.385.3102\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}