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Torqued: Preparing for a new maintenance environment

During a discussion with a friend recently he touched on a problem he and most others in his industry are having.

By John Goglia • Writer

December 6, 2007

During a discussion with a friend recently he touched on a problem he and most others in his industry are having. It seems that the labor market has been getting tighter for certain kinds of employee. He was not talking about the MBA types or the attorneys as we seem to produce more than enough of them to satisfy demand.

I soon found myself engaged in an interesting discussion about the careers that remain available in the U.S. manufacturing industry. At first I asked myself, “What manufacturing?” since in the near future it will all be done in Asia or South America. I soon learned that what is emerging as today’s manufacturing will differ significantly from what we have known in the past.

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