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A Report On The Manufacturing Industry

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1.1 Introductory Statics shows that more than 50% of industries report plans to increase production; more than 75% are already reporting a skilled workforce shortage which is causing revenue loss. (Accenture, 2014). It is clear that the new driving force behind U.S. Manufacturing is having a strong, skilled workforce. The skilled workforce of the industry is often the one thing that sets them apart from their competitors. Manufacturers that want to dominate their particular market are going to do whatever is possible to attract the cream of the crop. Competitiveness is not the only reason industries need to attract skilled workers; recent studies show that many skilled workers are getting ready to hit, if not already hit retirement …show more content…

(Gupta & Rana, 2013) 1.3 Research Questions Specifically the following three research questions guide this research: 1. What is there such a pending skilled workforce shortage? 2. How does this shortage threaten the growth of industries? 3. What strategies can help strengthen the recruitment and retention of skilled workers? 1.4 Significance of the Study The purpose of this student is to explore the reasons behind how this skilled workforce shortage came about and how it is affecting our industries and what strategies we might put in place to help alleviate the shortage. The future of our industries depends on solving the problem of getting more people interested in skilled work and the importance of retaining them has on the success of industries. 1.5 Limitations and Delimitations One limitation would be that this study covers a large population of industries. The delimitations are my choice of research questions, and the population I chose to investigate. The results of this study could be generalized to industries in the U.S. those industries that require such skills as welders, machinist, and electro-mechanical technicians. Another limitation would be this research used existing data sources and was limited. The assumption is made that all industries require different qualifications for skilled workers. Another limitation to the student is the variability among industries. 1.6 Definitions of Terms Skilled workforce – Possessing or demonstrating a

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