Plunkett's Manufacturing & Robotics Industry Almanac 2017

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters.Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

• Introduction 1How to Use This Book 3Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Manufacturing & Robotics Industry 71) Introduction to the Manufacturing and Robotics Industry 72) Industrial Robots and Factory Automation 93) Service Robots in a Variety of Industries 104) U.S. Automobile Sales Soar 115) Global Growth in Manufacturing and Trade Requires Investment by Emerging Nations 126) Regional Trade Centers Will Evolve to Boost Manufacturing and Logistics 127) Introduction to the Outsourcing & Offshoring Industry 138) Pros and Cons of Outsourcing & Offshoring 149) Nearshoring and Reshoring Keep Operations Closer to Home 1610) Upswing in U.S. Apparel and Textile Jobs as Firms Reshore 1811) Wages Rise in China and Vietnam/Cambodia and Other Countries Gain Manufacturing Market Share 1812) The Vast Majority of Shoes Sold in the U.S. Are Made Elsewhere 2013) Flyknit May Revolutionize Manufacture of Shoes 2014) Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) Adds Value to Contract Electronics Manufacturing 2015) Outsourcing of Automobile Component Manufacturing/Design 2116) 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing), Rapid Prototyping and Computer Aided Design 2217) 3PL Logistics Services and Supply Chain Management Services 2318) Manufacturers Focus on High Performance Plastics and Specialty Chemicals 2419) Refineries Along with Chemicals and Plastics Plants Invest Heavily in U.S./Take Advantage of Shale Natural Gas 2520) Computer and Smartphone Markets in India and China Targeted by Manufacturers/Domestic Manufacturing and Investment Grow 2621) Telecom Equipment Makers Face Intense Competition from Manufacturers in China 2622) Boeing and Airbus Face Waning Orders/Major Aircraft Market in China 2723) U.S. Auto Manufacturers Ford, Chrysler and GM Compete Head-On with Volkswagen,Toyota and Honda 2924) India Sees Automobile Export Growth 3025) Mexico Grows Rapidly as a Major Automotive Maker and Exporter 3026) Optimum Lean Production Saves Manufacturing Costs 3127) Designers and Manufacturers Bypass the Middleman with Direct-to-Consumer OnlineBusiness Models 3128) Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deep Learning and Machine Learning Advance into Commercial Applications, Including Health Care and Robotics 32Chapter 2: Manufacturing & Robotics Industry Statistics 35I. Overview of the Manufacturing Industry 36Manufacturing & Robotics Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview 37Quarterly After-Tax Profits, U.S. Manufacturing Corporations: 2010-1st Quarter 2016 38Selected Financial Data, U.S. Manufacturing Corporations: 1st Quarter 2015-1st Quarter 2016 39Sales & Net Income After-Tax, U.S. Manufacturing Corporations: 2005-1st Quarter 2016 40Sales & Operating Profits, U.S. Manufacturing Corporations, by Industry: 1st Quarter 2015-1st Quarter 2016 41II. Output & Employment 42Value Added to U.S. Economy by Manufacturing Sector, as a Percentage of GDP: 1948-2015 43All Manufacturing Employees, U.S.: Monthly, January 1939-July 2016 44Employment in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector, as a Percentage of all Private Industry Employment: 1948-2015 45Employment in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector, by Industry: 20010-July 2016 46Manufacturing Output vs. Employment, U.S.: 1980-2016 47Gross Output in the Wood & Nonmetallic Mineral Products Manufacturing Industries:Selected Years, 2009-2014 48Gross Output in the Primary Metals & Fabricated Metal Products Manufacturing Industries: Selected Years, 2009-2014 49Gross Output in the Machinery Manufacturing Industry, U.S.: Selected Years, 2009-2014 50Gross Output in the Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing Industries:Selected Years, 2009-2014 51Gross Output in the Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components ManufacturingIndustries: Selected Years, 2009-2014 52Gross Output in the Motor Vehicles & Transportation Equipment ManufacturingIndustries: Selected Years, 2009-2014 53Gross Output in the Food, Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing Industries, U.S.:Selected Years, 2009-2014 54Gross Output in the Textile & Apparel Manufacturing Industries, U.S.:Selected Years, 2009-2014 55Gross Output in the Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing Industries, U.S.:Selected Years, 2009-2014 56III. Shipments 57Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for All Manufacturing Industries, U.S.: Monthly,January 1992-June 2016 58Annual Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups, U.S.: 2009-2015 59Monthly Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups, U.S.: 2015-2016 61IV. Exports 63Value of Exports of All Manufactured Goods, U.S.: 2010-2nd Quarter 2016 64Exports of Durable & Nondurable Manufactured Goods, U.S.: 2010-2nd Quarter 2016 65Value of Exports of U.S. Vehicles: 2010-2nd Quarter 2016 66Exports, Imports & Trade Balance of Computers & Electronic Products, U.S.: 2010-2nd Quarter 2016 67Exports, Imports & Trade Balance of Chemicals, U.S.: 2010-2nd Quarter 2016 68Top 50 Destinations of U.S. Textiles & Apparel Exports: 2014-2015 69Top Ten Suppliers & Destinations of U.S. Computers & Electronic Products:2010-2nd Quarter 2016 70Chapter 3: Important Manufacturing & Robotics Industry Contacts 71(Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites)Chapter 4: THE MANUFACTURING 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 105Index of Companies Within Industry Groups 106Alphabetical Index 122Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 126Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 129Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE MANUFACTURING 500 133Additional IndexesIndex of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 638Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 640A Short Manufacturing & Robotics Industry Glossary 667

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