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Sustainable Manufacturing Minimize

NACFAM's Sustainability Framework Model

Developed for quick, easy use by small, medium or large manufacturing companies with limited data, providing traditional financial outputs and straightforward energy and environmental outputs. 

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What is Sustainable Manufacturing?  Financial Profitability, Social Equity and Environmental Integrity
Technology & Innovation Minimize
Because the U.S. does not support commercialization of federally funded R&D the way other countries do, US manufacturers are competing against foreign companies + their nations.  NACFAM has worked with the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and the Brookings Institution to support their proposals for combining existing federal efforts on technology transfer, economic and workforce development, along with industry cluster development, to assure that our federally funded R&D actually results in new American industries.

Boosting Productivity, Innovation, and Growth Through a National Innovation Foundation

By Robert D. Atkinson and Howard Wial

Beyond the business cycle: The need for a technology-based growth strategy

By Gregory Tassey

Economic Analysis Office, National Institute of Standards and Technology

This paper assesses the limitations of monetary and fiscal policies for establishing long-term
growth trajectories and instead proposes a technology-based economic strategy targeted at
long-term growth in productivity. The model expands the original Schumpeterian concept of technology as the long-term driver of economic growth where technology is characterized as a homogeneous entity developed and commercialized solely by industry. Instead, the new model defines technology as a multi-element asset that evolves over several phases of the R&D cycle, is developed by a public–private investment strategy, and is commercialized by a complex industry structure of both large and small firms. Eventually, the policy choice is between traditional macrostabilization policies that increase aggregate demand but do not significantly increase the real incomes of workers, resulting ultimately in inflation; or a technology-driven investment strategy that increases the productivity of the economy, thereby increasing the capacity of an economy to grow without inflation.

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America's 21st Century Learning System

 

So far 32 national manufacturing trade associations and professional societies have agreed to support America’s 21st Century Learning System policy road map recommendations developed by NACFAM members. Key points include:

  • Validated and rigorous world-class learning standards, assessments and curricula for Pre K – 16.
  • Applied learning in grades Pre K – 12.
  • Demonstrated mastery of academic and workplace competencies for high school seniors to get diplomas.
  • Strengthened career counseling for students in grades 7-12.
  • Support of life-long learning and continuous skill enhancement for all Americans through retirement. 

"Top 3" Manufacturing Policy Priorities

 

Building on the recommendations of the Coalition on Manufacturing Technology Infrastructure in late August 2010 … discussions held at NACFAM’s 2011 Annual Policy Conference … and the recommendations made at our 2012 Annual Policy Conference, NACFAM has concluded that policy makers must take action as soon as possible on its "Top 3" Manufacturing Policy Priorities. By doing so they will help strengthen America’s economy and revitalize U.S. manufacturing. 

 

The "Top 3" Manufacturing Policy Priorities call on policy makers to enact programs to:

  • Build a better Educated and Trained Workforce
  • Promote Product and Process Innovation and Expand R&D
  • Improve the Global Competitiveness for U.S. Companies

Each of these priorities contains elements that must be considered in developing public policies that can result in revitalization of the nation’s manufacturing sector. Policy makers must consider these elements in shaping future public policies and legislation. Their goal should be to help American companies make the transformation to a more knowledge-intensive, information-fueled innovative production process so they can more successfully compete in the 21st century global economy.

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2013 Annual Policy Conference Agenda

Annual Policy Conference
April 9-10, 2013

April 9

Rusty Patterson, NACFAM Chairman and CEO (Welcome)
Rob Atkinson, President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (Keynoter)

Innovation to Strengthen Advanced Manufacturing
Mauro Pino, Head of World Class Manufacturing, Chrysler Corporation
Dr. Eric Amis, Director, Physical Sciences, United Technologies Research Center

Incentives to Strengthen Advanced Manufacturing
Charles Fritts, Senior Director, Federal Government Relations, Biotechnology Industry Association

Michael Molnar, Director, Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office & NIST Chief Manufacturing Officer (Luncheon speaker)

International Trade to Strengthen Advanced Manufacturing
Mark Webber, Director, International Trade Policy, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Drew Greenblatt, President, Marlin Steel Wire Company

Workforce Skills to Strengthen Advanced Manufacturing
Leo Reddy, Chairman/CEO, Manufacturing Skill Standards Council
Dean Ford, Chairman, Communications Committee, Automation Federation

How Sustainability Can Strengthen Advanced Manufacturing - Panel Discussion
Dr. I.S. Jawahir, Director, Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing, University of Kentucky – Panel Moderator
Jerry Jasinowski, retired president of the National Association of Manufacturers
Stephan Billar, Chief Scientist for Advanced Manufacturing, GE Global Research

April 10

Annual AMLF Meeting

James Brown, Executive Director, STEM Education Coalition

Roger Kilmer, Director, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, NIST

Joshua Meltzer, a fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution and adjunct professor at The Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.

NACFAM Board Meeting

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Annual Policy Conference - 2013 Minimize

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