Manufacturing

The Future of Manufacturing

A New Zealand company called Ponoko has reinvented the factory for the 21st century.

Business for Sale: A Motorcycle-Seat Manufacturer

Mike Corbin, who built his custom motorcycle seat business from scratch over four decades, is ready to cash out. Will he get $11.5 million?

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Why a CEO Needs to Have a Plan B

For nearly three decades, in good times and bad, Jack Stack has run his company, SRC, as though disaster could strike at any moment. Now, with the economy cratering, he’s glad he did.

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How to Get Ahead in China

When Mitch Free first went to China, he didn't know a thing about the place. He listened. He learned. He was respectful and polite. Now he gets it, and his business is booming.

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The Power of Listening

How does an old-line manufacturer in a stagnant industry manage to grow 25% a year for 10 years? By taking its employees seriously.

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Recent Manufacturing Articles

The Great Leaders Series: Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motor Company

By Amy Gunderson | Nov 4, 2009

Not only did he build one of the largest automobile manufacturers, he set in motion a series of changes that would change society as a whole. Read story

Case Study: A Hot-Tub Maker Hits Hard Times

By Jason Del Rey | Nov 1, 2009

Bob Hallam of Dimension One Spas is struggling along with the rest of the hot tub industry. Can he come up with some new products to revive his company? Read story

How to Start a Beauty Company

By Leigh Buchanan | Jul 1, 2009

If you have smarts, style, and nerve, then Maureen Kelly of Tarte Cosmetics says that you could hit it big Read story

An Olympic Shutdown?

By Max Chafkin | Aug 1, 2008

Beijing's Olympic dreams may be a nightmare for U.S. companies Read story

Keep Running: A Company in Search of the Finish Line

By Robert Andrew Powell | Aug 1, 2008

The founders of Newton Running believed they could shove their way into the running-shoe business. And so they did. Now, where the heck is that finish line? Read story