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When manufacturing products, a business should budget the time and necessary manpower to produce the products. This allows the company to estimate the total costs associated with the production of the ...

A manufacturing overhead budget contains all the costs, other than raw materials and labor, that will be incurred by a manufacturing company or department during a fiscal year. These ongoing costs are ...

Looking for bright spots in Minnesota’s choppy economy? State Economist Tom Stinson suggests the manufacturing sector. On net, manufacturing is generating jobs once again after a long slide, with more ...

Carol M. Kopp edits features on a wide range of subjects for Investopedia, including investing, personal finance, retirement planning, taxes, business management, and career development. Gordon Scott ...

As most executives know, what you measure is as important as whether you measure—and when it comes to monitoring the health of "advanced manufacturing" in the U.S., we're all over the map. Part of the ...

Smart Manufacturing is a popular phrase, but understanding what “smart manufacturing” actually means—and more important, how to apply it to the design and operations—remains a challenge. To address ...

In the years following the Great Recession of 2008, a number of different approaches have been explored to create high-paying jobs and to stimulate local economies. Most of those have focused on ...

NORTH BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xometry, Inc. (NASDAQ:XMTR), the global AI-powered marketplace connecting buyers with suppliers of manufacturing services, unveiled its ...