Sections
Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
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COVER | 1 | 3 |
PLUNKETT S MANUFACTURING &ROBOTICS INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2017 | 4 | 4 |
CONTENTS | 8 | 3 |
INTRODUCTION | 11 | 2 |
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 13 | 3 |
Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS AFFECTING THE MANUFACTURING &ROBOTICS INDUSTRY | 16 | 27 |
1) Introduction to the Manufacturing and Robotics Industry | 16 | 2 |
2) Industrial Robots and Factory Automation | 18 | 1 |
3) Service Robots in a Variety of Industries | 19 | 1 |
4) U.S. Automobile Sales Soar | 20 | 1 |
5) Global Growth in Manufacturing and Trade Requires Investment by Emerging Nations | 21 | 1 |
6) Regional Trade Centers Will Evolve to Boost Manufacturing and Logistics | 21 | 1 |
7) Introduction to the Outsourcing &Offshoring Industry | 22 | 1 |
8) Pros and Cons of Outsourcing &Offshoring | 23 | 2 |
9) Nearshoring and Reshoring Keep Operations Closer to Home | 25 | 2 |
10) Upswing in U.S. Apparel and Textile Jobs as Firms Reshore | 27 | 1 |
11) Wages Rise in China and Vietnam/Cambodia and Other Countries Gain Manufacturing Market Share | 27 | 2 |
12) The Vast Majority of Shoes Sold in the U.S. Are Made Elsewhere | 29 | 1 |
13) Flyknit May Revolutionize Manufacture of Shoes | 29 | 1 |
14) Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) Adds Value to Contract Electronics Manufacturing | 29 | 1 |
15) Outsourcing of Automobile Component Manufacturing/Design | 30 | 1 |
16) 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing), Rapid Prototyping and Computer Aided Design | 31 | 1 |
17) 3PL Logistics Services and Supply Chain Management Services | 32 | 1 |
18) Manufacturers Focus on High Performance Plastics and Specialty Chemicals | 33 | 1 |
19) Refineries Along with Chemicals and Plastics Plants Invest Heavily in U.S./Take Advantage of Shale Natural Gas | 34 | 1 |
20) Computer and Smartphone Markets in India and China Targeted by Manufacturers/Domestic Manufacturing and Investment Grow | 35 | 1 |
21) Telecom Equipment Makers Face Intense Competition from Manufacturers in China | 35 | 1 |
22) Boeing and Airbus Face Waning Orders/Major Aircraft Market in China | 36 | 2 |
23) U.S. Auto Manufacturers Ford, Chryslerand GM Compete Head-On with Volkswagen, Toyota and Honda | 38 | 1 |
24) India Sees Automobile Export Growth | 39 | 1 |
25) Mexico Grows Rapidly as a Major Automotive Maker and Exporter | 39 | 1 |
26) Optimum Lean Production Saves Manufacturing Costs | 40 | 1 |
27) Designers and Manufacturers Bypass the Middleman with Direct-to-Consumer Online Business Models | 40 | 1 |
28) Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deep Learning and Machine Learning Advance into Commercial Applications, Including Health Care and Robotics | 41 | 2 |
Chapter 2 MANUFACTURING &ROBOTICS INDUSTRY STATISTICS | 43 | 1 |
I. Overview of the Manufacturing Industry | 44 | 6 |
Manufacturing &Robotics Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview | 45 | 1 |
Quarterly After-Tax Profits, U.S. Manufacturing Corporations: 2010-1st Quarter 2016 | 46 | 1 |
Selected Financial Data, U.S. Manufacturing Corporations: 1st Quarter 2015-1st Quarter 2016 | 47 | 1 |
Sales &Net Income After-Tax, U.S. Manufacturing Corporations:2005-1st Quarter 2016 | 48 | 1 |
Sales &Operating Profits, U.S. Manufacturing Corporations, by Industry: 1st Quarter 2015-1st Quarter 2016 | 49 | 1 |
II. Output &Employment | 50 | 15 |
Value Added to U.S. Economy by Manufacturing Sector, as a Percentage of GDP: 1948-2015 | 51 | 1 |
All Manufacturing Employees, U.S.: Monthly, January 1939-July 2016 | 52 | 1 |
Employment in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector, as a Percentage of all Private Industry Employment: 1948-2015 | 53 | 1 |
Employment in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector, by Industry: 2010-July 2016 | 54 | 1 |
Manufacturing Output vs. Employment, U.S.: 1980-2016 | 55 | 1 |
Gross Output in the Wood &Nonmetallic Mineral Products Manufacturing Industries: Selected Years, 2009-2014 | 56 | 1 |
Gross Output in the Primary Metals &Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing Industries: Selected Years, 2009-2014 | 57 | 1 |
Gross Output in the Machinery Manufacturing Industry, U.S.: Selected Years, 2009-2014 | 58 | 1 |
Gross Output in the Computer &Electronic Product Manufacturing Industries: Selected Years, 2009-2014 | 59 | 1 |
Gross Output in the Electrical Equipment, Appliances &Components Manufacturing Industries: Selected Years, 2009-2014 | 60 | 1 |
Gross Output in the Motor Vehicles &Transportation Equipment Manufacturing Industries: Selected Years, 2009-2014 | 61 | 1 |
Gross Output in the Food, Beverage &Tobacco Product Manufacturing Industries, U.S.: Selected Years, 2009-2014 | 62 | 1 |
Gross Output in the Textile &Apparel Manufacturing Industries, U.S.: Selected Years, 2009-2014 | 63 | 1 |
Gross Output in the Chemicals, Plastics &Rubber Products Manufacturing Industries, U.S.: Selected Years, 2009-2014 | 64 | 1 |
III. Shipments | 65 | 6 |
Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for All Manufacturing Industries, U.S.: Monthly, January 1992-June 2016 | 66 | 1 |
Annual Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups, U.S.: 2009-2015 | 67 | 2 |
Monthly Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups, U.S.: 2015-2016 | 69 | 2 |
IV. Exports | 71 | 8 |
Value of Exports of All Manufactured Goods, U.S.: 2010-2nd Quarter 2016 | 72 | 1 |
Exports of Durable &Nondurable Manufactured Goods, U.S.: 2010-2nd Quarter 2016 | 73 | 1 |
Value of Exports of U.S. Vehicles: 2010-2nd Quarter 2016 | 74 | 1 |
Exports, Imports &Trade Balance of Computers &Electronic Products, U.S.: 2010-2nd Quarter 2016 | 75 | 1 |
Exports, Imports &Trade Balance of Chemicals, U.S.: 2010-2nd Quarter 2016 | 76 | 1 |
Top 50 Destinations of U.S. Textiles &Apparel Exports: 2014-2015 | 77 | 1 |
Top Ten Suppliers &Destinations of U.S. Computers &Electronic Products: 2010-2nd Quarter 2016 | 78 | 1 |
Chapter 3 IMPORTANT MANUFACTURING &ROBOTICS INDUSTRY CONTACTS | 79 | 34 |
Chapter 4 THE MANUFACTURING 500: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN | 113 | 532 |
INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 114 | 16 |
ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 130 | 4 |
INDEX OF HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY U.S. STATE | 134 | 3 |
INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 137 | 4 |
Individual Profiles On Each Of THE MANUFACTURING 500 | 141 | 504 |
ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 645 | 30 |
INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 646 | 2 |
INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 648 | 27 |
A Short Manufacturing &Robotics Industry Glossary | 675 | 19 |