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Conquer Your Biggest Manufacturing Fears This Halloween
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Conquer Your Biggest Manufacturing Fears This Halloween

Current elections drama around the globe, trade policy uncertainties, and tightening labor conditions can be frightening for mattress manufacturers during this Halloween season.

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Unit Labor Costs Suck Profits from Mattress Manufacturers and it may be getting worse!
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Unit Labor Costs Suck Profits from Mattress Manufacturers and it may be getting worse!

Good news for the American worker; wake-up call for the American manufacturer.

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Chinese Tariffs and Anti-dumping Duties offer relief for US mattress manufacturers
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Chinese Tariffs and Anti-dumping Duties offer relief for US mattress manufacturers

Efforts to oppose China's mattress dumping practices in the US mattress market are under way.

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Football and Economics; it's all about the stats!
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Football and Economics; it's all about the stats!

Well the fourth quarter is upon us. Is your game plan a winner or a.. errr... a Browns?

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Economic Indicators Look Good, but is it Time for Mattress Producers to React?
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Economic Indicators Look Good, but is it Time for Mattress Producers to React?

The economic climate for US manufacturers in the summer of 2018 has been very lively.

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Industrial Artificial Intelligence for the mattress industry - Google it!
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Industrial Artificial Intelligence for the mattress industry - Google it!

It's easy to get sucked into the news stories about robots and the imminent "robotcalypse" that will replace all our factory workers.

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Diverse mattress sales channels call for diverse manufacturing systems
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Diverse mattress sales channels call for diverse manufacturing systems

Niche business models like this may be the way forward for bricks and mortar retailers combating online sales.

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Mattress manufacturers optimism grows despite intense competition
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Mattress manufacturers optimism grows despite intense competition

All the recent news points to improving business opportunities and manufacturers are ramping up for it.

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National manufacturing productivity is up - are you keeping pace with your peers?
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National manufacturing productivity is up - are you keeping pace with your peers?

Great gains in productivity were achieved by manufacturers in the 4Q of 2017. Were you one of them?

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