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C-Suite BriefDesigned specifically for manufacturing executives, C-Suite Brief is a FREE, weekly e-mail newsletter. By providing the latest need-to-know industry news and information, C-Suite Brief saves you time and keeps you smart. Click  <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/mapi/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/mapi?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifC-Suite Briefhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/mapi?sb_code=rssen-us13 Jun 2013 08:35:33 CDTU.S. industrial outlook: Industrial activity strong in early 2013, spring lullhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3DCEC8ED27-0AF1-46EB-AAE0-59FFC5685CC4%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3DCEC8ED27-0AF1-46EB-AAE0-59FFC5685CC4%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssDaniel J. -More- ]]>13 Jun 2013 08:35:33 CDTMAPI Research and InsightSkills gap confusionhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3D4AFC0870-979F-462E-B009-9330B46EC908%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3D4AFC0870-979F-462E-B009-9330B46EC908%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssDonald W. -More- ]]>13 Jun 2013 08:35:33 CDTMAPI Research and Insight2013 survey on insurance coverage limitshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3D4CB694E8-D12D-4F6C-B78F-1CF10EF79CC8%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3D4CB694E8-D12D-4F6C-B78F-1CF10EF79CC8%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssFred Stocker, vice president, general counsel and secretary Responses from 101 industrial companies provide invaluable benchm -More- ]]>13 Jun 2013 08:35:33 CDTMAPI Research and InsightManufacturing facts: Technology transforms safety in the workplacehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3DA6BEE375-2C3D-4887-AC2E-2424F652316D%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3DA6BEE375-2C3D-4887-AC2E-2424F652316D%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThis week's excerpt from The Facts About Modern Manufacturing: Manufacturers see workplace safety as an important business to -More- ]]>13 Jun 2013 08:35:33 CDTMAPI Research and InsightAutomotive production set to soarhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3D9A7C73A0-112F-4F7E-9DB4-C920980FEF70%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3D9A7C73A0-112F-4F7E-9DB4-C920980FEF70%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe automotive industry is expected to step up hiring as factories are currently operating at 95% of capacity. -More- ]]>13 Jun 2013 08:35:33 CDTMAPI Analysis and CitingsNo age discrimination: Manufacturers tend to stick with machines that do the jobhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3DDE8BA53A-24C3-42E9-B679-5D6AECCC398B%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3DDE8BA53A-24C3-42E9-B679-5D6AECCC398B%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssA metal-forging press made in Germany in the 1930s and transported to the U.S. -More- ]]>13 Jun 2013 08:35:33 CDTMAPI Analysis and CitingsMAPI revises 2013 production-growth forecast upwardhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3D3558B136-7ED6-4762-8414-29D801FA1147%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3D3558B136-7ED6-4762-8414-29D801FA1147%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssMAPI predicts manufacturing production will grow 3.1% in 2013, an increase from its earlier prediction of 2.2%. -More- ]]>13 Jun 2013 08:35:33 CDTMAPI Analysis and CitingsManufacturing's lackluster job growth is only temporary, Meckstroth sayshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3D287A04C4-2A16-4748-B675-5F962E04B8CF%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3D287A04C4-2A16-4748-B675-5F962E04B8CF%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe U.S. economy added 175,000 net new jobs in May, according to the Labor Department. -More- ]]>13 Jun 2013 08:35:33 CDTMAPI Analysis and CitingsDigital technology pushes manufacturing to new levelshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3DBC50AAE7-1F30-4E2E-87A6-44075361472B%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3DBC50AAE7-1F30-4E2E-87A6-44075361472B%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssDigital technologies are refining and even remaking certain manufacturing processes. -More- ]]>13 Jun 2013 08:35:33 CDTIn the IndustryWhere manufacturing meets e-commercehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3DADBE6890-A28B-4E18-AB8F-E3AFD2231AEE%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3DADBE6890-A28B-4E18-AB8F-E3AFD2231AEE%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssA new range of e-commerce technologies is aimed at manufacturers. -More- ]]>13 Jun 2013 08:35:33 CDTIn the IndustryEducation initiatives focus on manufacturing career pathshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3D1D3019FF-AE53-4C9B-853A-0B329B4148D2%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3D1D3019FF-AE53-4C9B-853A-0B329B4148D2%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssIncreasingly, education initiatives are including manufacturing as a career path, especially careers in advanced manufacturin -More- ]]>13 Jun 2013 08:35:33 CDTIn the IndustryOregon's surprisingly strong manufacturing basehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3DDADBE349-D701-4AFC-A6E1-D816EE317566%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3DDADBE349-D701-4AFC-A6E1-D816EE317566%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>13 Jun 2013 08:35:33 CDTIn the IndustryWhy confidential employee surveys don't workhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3D827AD526-255A-411A-88B0-B745E8E25331%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3D827AD526-255A-411A-88B0-B745E8E25331%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssConfidential employee surveys are less revealing than one might assume, according to this article. -More- ]]>13 Jun 2013 08:35:33 CDTLeadership and StrategyHe has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3DA79B879E-A9E4-45F0-996C-66B747246831%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF8A3F52F-8005-41CF-851F-FFC77F3C7882%26copyid%3DA79B879E-A9E4-45F0-996C-66B747246831%26brief%3Dmapi%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3DrssAbraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. president -More- ]]>13 Jun 2013 08:35:33 CDTSmartQuote