Plant Services - August 2008 - (Page 9) PERFORMANCE | RELIABILIT Y | EFFICIENCY | ASSE T MANAGEMENT Putman media, inc. 555 W. Pierce Rd., Ste. 301, Itasca, IL 60143 Phone: (630) 467-1300, Fax: (630) 467-1120 mike brenner, gRoup publIsheR mbrenner@putman.net BACKTALK e were un-American and used our stimulus check to pay down some debt, though we did treat ourselves to dinner (“Stimulation Conundrum,” June, p. 7, www.PlantServices. com/articles/2008/111.html). On a national scale, there should be no conundrum: Drill! Drill! Drill! Massive oil exploration has more benefits than just future oil production and a poke in the eye of the oil traders. To explore, drill, pump and distribute the oil will require products and services from industries like steel, construction, instrumentation, machinery, engineering, maintenance, automotive, transport, and on and on. Get drilling and watch the mills and plants in the Northeast spring back to life. Watch the demand for engineers, machinists, maintenance techs and more soar. The old economic multiplier we learned about in Econ 101 could not be more valid. Massive oil development in the United States could spur a surging economy on the back of good old heavy industry. Oh, and did I mention all those employees would have more money in their pockets to spend at their local merchants with an optimistic outlook for lower gas prices? 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PLANT SERVICES assumes no responsibility for validity of claims in items published. We need to do more car-pooling, walking and bicycle-riding to reduce our fuel consumption. Minimize the use of air-conditioners in the summer and turn the thermostat down in the winter. We’ll be using our stimulus check to travel out East for a family wedding and for miscellaneous household repairs. Pat Fogarty, D.W. Davies & Co. Racine, Wis. one of the primary generic activities. Service includes after-sales support, including maintenance. He also talks about linkages to maintenance activities throughout the book. Alan S. Michaels, head of research Cofounder of www.eCompetitors.com Norwalk, Conn. Apprenticeships Are In Competitive Advantage I very much enjoyed your article, “Washington Gets an Aha! Moment” (July, p. 17, www.plantservices.com/ articles/2008/137.html). Minor point: In Porter’s classic about competitive advantage and value chains [“Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analysing Industries and Competitors”], Dr. Porter talks about service as www.PLANTSERVICES.com Manufacturers need to develop apprenticeship programs to replace personnel retiring from skilled trades. Local community colleges would be a starting point for people interested in machining, welding and electronics. Most people learn by doing. Shop personnel from the Rock Island Arsenal have been attending local job fairs to lure young people into manufacturing. Thomas Acuff, professor Apprenticeship Programs, Rock Island, Ill. August 2008 9 http://www.PlantServices.com/articles/2008/111.html http://www.PlantServices.com/articles/2008/111.html http://www.eCompetitors.com http://www.plantservices http://www.plantservices.com/articles/2008/137.html http://www.plantservices.com/articles/2008/137.html http://www.PLANTSERVICES.com
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