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Jeco Plastic Products, LLC is a small custom-mold manufacturer of large, complex, high-tolerance products with a plant in the Indianapolis area. Two processes are used in the manufacturing facility—rotational molding and twin-sheet pressure forming. Materials used range from commodity thermoplastic resins, such as polyethylene (PE), to extraordinarily difficult resins, such as polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) with continuous […]

The Council's 2010 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index indicated that the U.S. ranks fourth in global competitiveness behind China, India, and South Korea, and is expected to fall to number five, much due to outdated manufacturing policies and a lack of investment. This year, China became the global leader in manufacturing output by dollar amount, ending […]

The image of manufacturing as "dumb, dirty, dangerous and disappearing," is far from accurate. Today, manufacturing is smart, safe, sustainable and surging—involving a wide range of digital, mechanical and chemical technologies that infuse every step of designing, developing, fabricating, servicing and delivering manufactured goods. This includes high-tech modeling and simulation. It includes robotics, artificial intelligence […]

The Council's 2010 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index indicated that the U.S. ranks fourth in global competitiveness behind China, India, and South Korea, and is expected to fall to number five, much due to outdated manufacturing policies and a lack of investment. This year, China became the global leader in manufacturing output by dollar amount, ending […]

This case study was produced as part of a project that was created to demonstrate the business and competitive value of modeling, simulation and analysis with high performance computing (HPC) in the U.S. private sector, motivate usage of this innovation-accelerating technology throughout the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain, and identify technologies and partners […]

Prepared by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) and the Council on Competitiveness.

The purpose of the Technology Leadership & Strategy Initiative (TLSI) a distinctive, leadership network of chief technology officers from industry, academia and national laboratories incubated by the Council on Competitiveness is to understand a range of changes, challenges and opportunities facing the United States and to design a new paradigm for public-private partnership necessary to […]

This year marks the Council on Competitiveness’ 25th anniversary. Dynamic shifts in the U.S. economy, coupled with the accelerating pace of global competition, are putting great pressure on America’s future generations. Our diverse membership—corporate CEOs, university presidents and labor leaders—is leading the national conversation on competitiveness policy and creating a consensus for the actions necessary […]