--- title: "Consolidating the Multitude of Reports Calling for Boosting U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness" summary: |- ITIF consolidates manufacturing reports for easy access by policymakers, executives, and the public. date: "2011-06-01" issues: ["Manufacturing"] authors: ["Stephen Ezell"] content_type: "Blogs" canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2011/06/01/consolidating-multitude-reports-calling-boosting-us-manufacturing/" --- # Consolidating the Multitude of Reports Calling for Boosting U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness A groundswell of policy papers have called for the creation of a national manufacturing strategy to bolster U.S. manufacturing competitiveness. These reports contain a number of thoughtful and innovative policy proposals to revitalize American manufacturing. In the interest of advancing this dialogue, ITIF takes this opportunity to consolidate all these reports in one single location for easy access by policymakers, executives, and the public at large. If you don't see your organization’s report here, please let us know and we'll add it to the list. We hope this serves as a useful public resource. Information Technology and Innovation Foundation – [The Case for a National Manufacturing Strategy](http://www.itif.org/files/2011-national-manufacturing-strategy.pdf) The White House – [A Framework for Revitalizing American Manufacturing](http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/20091216-maunfacturing-framework.pdf) President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology – [Ensuring American Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing](http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/Advanced-manu.pdf) Department of Commerce Manufacturing Council Advisory Committee – [Manufacturing Policy Recommendations](http://www.manufacturing.gov/pdf/121208_Ltrs_of_Rec.pdf) IDA Science & Technology Policy Institute – [White Papers on Advanced Manufacturing Questions](http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/advanced-manuf-papers.pdf) National Association of Manufacturers – [Manufacturing Strategy For Jobs and a Competitive America](http://www.nam.org/System/Capture-Download.aspx?id=99977bfa-d78b-4da1-b812-c4dd3f3cc94f) National Association of Manufacturers – [Manufacturing Resurgence](http://www.nam.org/System/Capture-Download.aspx?id=f36ec9f5-7bff-4da4-aeba-faab4b009b92) The Association for Manufacturing Technology - [The Manufacturing Mandate: A National Manufacturing Strategy to Help Rebuild and Strengthen the U.S. Manufacturing Sector](http://www.amtonline.org/article_display.cfm?article_id=161486§ion_id=100) Alliance for American Manufacturing – [Our Plan for American Manufacturing](http://americanmanufacturing.org/files/AAM%20plan_2.pdf) Council on Competitiveness – [Ignite 1.0: Voice of American CEOs on Manufacturing Competitiveness](http://www.compete.org/images/uploads/File/PDF%20Files/Ignite_1-0_FINAL_02.14_.11_.pdf) Council on Competitiveness – [Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index](http://www.compete.org/images/uploads/File/PDF%20Files/2010_Global_Manufacturing_Competitiveness_Index_FINAL.pdf) MIT – [Survey of Federal Manufacturing Efforts](http://web.mit.edu/dc/Policy/MIT%20Survey%20of%20Federal%20Manufacturing%20Efforts.pdf) MIT – Roundtable Report Out on [The Future of Manufacturing Innovation–Advanced Technologies](http://web.mit.edu/dc/Policy/Roundtable%20The%20Future%20of%20Manufacturing%20Innovation.pdf); [Video from Roundtable on The Future of Manufacturing Innovation](http://www.alum.mit.edu/news-views/alumni-news-features/alumni-news-archive/focus-innovation) AFL-CIO, Industrial Union Council – [Manufacturing Insecurity](http://www.ndia.org/Divisions/Divisions/Manufacturing/Documents/119A/1%20Manufacturing%20Insecurity%20ES%20V2.pdf) (by Joel Yudken) AFL-CIO – [Manufacturing Renewal is Central to U.S. Economic Recovery](http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/thisistheaflcio/ecouncil/ec08052010g.cfm) (Organization’s Official Manufacturing Statement) AFL-CIO – [Manufacturing Our Way to a Stronger Economy](http://commerce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=bac48834-80a4-492e-9ff8-0a84df5cacfb) (Testimony of Leo Gerard to Senate Commerce) Greg Tassey – [Rationales and mechanisms for revitalizing US manufacturing R&D strategies](http://www.nist.gov/director/planning/upload/manufacturing_strategy_paper.pdf) (Journal of Technology Transfer) NDIA – [Maintaining a Viable Defense Industrial Base](http://www.ndia.org/Divisions/Divisions/Manufacturing/Documents/MaintainingAViableDefenseIndustrialBase.pdf) McKinsey Global Institute – [Translating innovation into US growth: An advanced-industries perspective](https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Translating_innovation_into_US_growth_An_advanced-industries_perspective_2810) (Requires free registration). Athena Alliance – Intellectual Capital and Revitalizing Manufacturing - [Intellectual Capital and Revitalizing Manufacturing](http://www.athenaalliance.org/pdf/ICandManufacturingFramework.pdf) Accenture – [What’s Your Plan for 2025?](https://microsite.accenture.com/consulting/Documents/Accenture_A_Perspective_on_Tomorrow_high_performance.pdf) Milken Institute – [Jobs for America](http://www.milkeninstitute.org/pdf/JFAMilkenInstitute.pdf) McKinsey – [Growth and Competitiveness in the U.S.–The Role of Multinational Companies](http://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/publications/role_of_us_multinational_companies/pdfs/MGI_US_MNCs.pdf) McKinsey –[Building the Supply Chain of the Future](https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/PDFDownload.aspx?ar=2729) Conexus – [Manufacturing and Logistics 2010 National Report](http://www.conexusindiana.com/documents/2010-aml-report-card.pdf) The Economic Populist – [Why Manufacturing is Central to the Economy](http://www.linkedin.com/news?viewArticle=&articleID=544071570&gid=114989&type=member&item=56422572&articleURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.economicpopulist.org%2Fcontent%2Fwhy-manufacturing-central-economy&urlhash=99-u&goback=.gde_114989_member_56422572) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) – [Manufacturing at the Crossroads](http://memagazine.asme.org/Articles/2010/June/Manufacturing_Crossroads.cfm) --- *Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)* *URL: https://itif.org/publications/2011/06/01/consolidating-multitude-reports-calling-boosting-us-manufacturing/*