Manufacturing and Labor Issues in Today’s Workplace
Constantly evolving technologies are helping to revamp the manufacturing industry, but to make growth a reality for the sector, firms must tackle the issue of labor. As many as 72.9% of manufacturing companies surveyed listed recruitment and retention of a workforce as their biggest business challenge, and more than 30% of respondents said a shrinking labor pool correlates to lost business opportunities. As for how they are handling these challenges, 66.6% want to work the existing workforce more, 65.4% want to create or expand internal training programs, 56.5% want to partner with educational institutions to create certification programs, and 55.4% want to use temporary staffing services. As reported in manufacturing.net by R. Means.
