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DOE Offers $3 Million to Improve Manufacturing through High-Performance Computing

March 19, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $3 million for high-performance computing, modeling, and simulation projects to improve manufacturing processes.
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US Poised to Overtake China in Manufacturing Competitiveness

April 11, 2016

NEW YORK—The United States sits just behind China in terms of manufacturing competitiveness in 2016, and is expected to overtake the country by 2020, according to a study by consulting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.


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Robots Save Jobs, They Don't Lose Them

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John Sprovieri
July 1, 2015

Back in February, Terry Gou, founder and chairman of contract manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group, said he hopes to automate 70 percent of the company's assembly operations within three years.


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Robots Will Drive Next Surge in Productivity

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John Sprovieri
March 3, 2015

The U.S. manufacturing workforce is among the most productive in the world. U.S. manufacturing productivity (measured as output per hour) increased 2.5 percent in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.


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U.S. Productivity Rises Again

December 5, 2014

WASHINGTON—Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 2.3 percent annual rate during the third quarter of 2014, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, as output increased 4.9 percent and hours worked increased 2.5 percent.


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U.S. Productivity Increases Again

April 4, 2014

WASHINGTON—Private nonfarm business sector multifactor productivity increased at a 1.5 percent annual rate in 2012, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This gain in 2012 reflected a 3.8 percent increase in output and 2.2 percent increase in the combined inputs of capital and labor.


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Productivity Grew in First Quarter

June 17, 2013

WASHINGTON—U.S. worker productivity grew a modest 0.5 percent rate from January through March after having declined in the previous quarter. Weak productivity growth could boost hiring if consumers and businesses spend more.


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Productivity Rose in Second Quarter

September 5, 2012

WASHINGTON—Productivity, the amount of output per hour worked, increased at an annual rate of 2.2 percent in the April-June quarter after declining at a 0.5 percent pace in the first quarter of the year. Labor costs rose at an annual rate of 1.5 percent.


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