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The 2010 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index is a collaboration between Deloitte and the Council on Competitiveness (Council). The study gathered data from CEOs and senior manufacturing business unit leaders in late 2009 and early 2010. It is the first major report of a multi-year initiative by the Council exploring the issues of policy and capability […]

A cluster, as defined by Professor Michael E. Porter of Harvard University, is a geographic concentration of competing and cooperating companies, suppliers, service providers and associated institutions. Clusters of Innovation, an initiative of the Council from 1998 to 2001, developed a definitive framework to evaluate cluster development and innovative performance at the regional level. It […]

U.S. Competitiveness 2001 takes a fresh look at U.S. economic performance from 1985-2000: what drove U.S. prosperity, where economic performance fell short and why U.S. leadership will be challenged. The report lays out national priorities to sustain America's competitive advantage.