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Manufacturing in Massachusetts Early Results from the Survey of Massachusetts Manufacturers

Manufacturing in Massachusetts Early Results from the Survey of Massachusetts Manufacturers. Don Walsh Barry Bluestone Alan Clayton-Matthews Lauren Nicoll Marc Horne Abby Goldstein. Part I: Characteristics of Manufacturing Firms Demographic Information with an Emphasis on Springfield.

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Manufacturing in Massachusetts Early Results from the Survey of Massachusetts Manufacturers

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  1. Manufacturing in Massachusetts Early Results from the Survey of Massachusetts Manufacturers Don Walsh Barry Bluestone Alan Clayton-Matthews Lauren Nicoll Marc Horne Abby Goldstein

  2. Part I: Characteristics of Manufacturing Firms Demographic Information with an Emphasis on Springfield

  3. Top Industries in Massachusetts by NAICS Code as found by the Northeastern Manufacturing Study(N=706) • Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 20% • Misc. Manufacturing 14.6% • Printing and Related Support Activities 11% • Plastics and Rubber Plastics Manufacturing 7.9% • Primary Metal Manufacturing 7.1% • Machinery Manufacturing 7.0% • Electronic Equipment, Appliance and Component Manufacturing 5.1% • Misc. Manufacturing Services 4.9% • Wood Product Manufacturing 4.1% • Food Manufacturing 4.0% Question: Which industry sectors best describe your company’s operations in Massachusetts?

  4. Respondents to the Massachusetts Manufacturing Survey Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing Misc. Manufacturing Services Machinery Manufacturing Misc. Manufacturing Paper Manufacturing Primary Metal Manufacturing All Springfield Firms Printing Fabricated Metal Products Computers and Electronic Products Misc. Manufacturing Furniture Transportation Equipment Food Apparel Paper Manufacturing Chemicals Primary Metals Nonmetallic Mineral Products Wood Products Electronic Equipment Plastics and Rubber Beverage and Tobacco Textile Products Petroleum and Coal Products Industries in Springfield, MA

  5. Boston – 532 firms Worcester – 271 Woburn – 207 Springfield – 153 Waltham – 138 Attleboro – 134 Billerica – 130 Lowell – 129 Fall River – 119 New Bedford - 114 Top Cities for Manufacturing in MA, All Cities Sampled

  6. Number of Years Manufacturers Have Operated in MA Question: How long has your company had operations in Massachusetts?

  7. Number of Years Springfield Manufacturers Have Operated in MA N=12

  8. Ownership Structure of Manufacturers in MA

  9. Size of the Manufacturing Industry in Massachusetts: Number of Employees

  10. Size of the Manufacturing Industry in Springfield: Number of Employees(N=12)

  11. Part II: Labor Force Characteristics of Massachusetts Manufacturing Firms

  12. Education Requirements Question: Approximately what percentage of the jobs in your Massachusetts facility(ies) requires no more than a high school diploma/GED? A bachelor’s degree but no more? A graduate degree/formal education beyond the bachelor’s degree? Specific advanced/technical skills (e.g., skilled craftsman)? 0-25%, 26-50%, 51-75%, 76-100%

  13. Education Requirements Question: Approximately what percentage of the jobs in your Massachusetts facility(ies) requires no more than a high school diploma/GED? A bachelor’s degree but no more? A graduate degree/formal education beyond the bachelor’s degree? Specific advanced/technical skills (e.g., skilled craftsman)? 0-25%, 26-50%, 51-75%, 76-100%

  14. Education Requirements Question: Approximately what percentage of the jobs in your Massachusetts facility(ies) requires no more than a high school diploma/GED? A bachelor’s degree but no more? A graduate degree/formal education beyond the bachelor’s degree? Specific advanced/technical skills (e.g., skilled craftsman)? 0-25%, 26-50%, 51-75%, 76-100%

  15. Education Requirements Question: Approximately what percentage of the jobs in your Massachusetts facility(ies) requires no more than a high school diploma/GED? A bachelor’s degree but no more? A graduate degree/formal education beyond the bachelor’s degree? Specific advanced/technical skills (e.g., skilled craftsman)? 0-25%, 26-50%, 51-75%, 76-100%

  16. Difficulty in Recruitment

  17. Type of Labor in MA

  18. Average Hourly Pay for Skilled Workers: $20.48 Average Hourly Pay for Unskilled Workers: $12.81 Wages for Manufacturing in MA

  19. Part III: Characteristics of Production in MA Manufacturing Firms

  20. Lean Production Methods Question: To what extent does/do your Massachusetts facility(ies) employ continuous improvement/lean/just-in-time production methods?

  21. Supply Chains in MA A “supply chain” refers to an integrated network of manufacturers who share common production standards, jointly plan work and produce individual parts and components that are ultimately assembled into end products. Based on this definition, is your company’s Massachusetts facility(ies) a member of one or more supply chains?

  22. Outsourcing by MA Manufacturers Most Important Reasons for Outsourcing • Need for lower cost supplies, energy, services or parts • Need to cut labor costs • Other reasons including improving delivery time, reducing the distance to markets and accessing supplies.

  23. Massachusetts Incentive Programs

  24. Changes Experienced by MA Manufacturers Over the Past Decade Factor Mean Factor Mean Question: To what extend has/have your Massachusetts facility(ies) experienced the following characteristics over the past decade? (1=Not at all, 5=A great deal)

  25. Factors Important to Continued Operations in Massachusetts • Reasonable or low taxes and fees • Strong work ethic in workforce • Inertia (too hard to relocate) • Reasonable cost of living • Timely permitting, licensing and regulatory environment • Availability of appropriate and reasonably priced labor Question: How important is each of the following factors to your decision to continue to operate manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts (1=Not important at all; 5=Extremely important)

  26. Challenges to Sustaining or Expanding Manufacturing in Massachusetts Factor Mean Factor Mean

  27. Manufacturer Perspectives onPolicy Initiatives Most Popular Ideas • Reduce health insurance costs • Reduce cost of Worker’s compensation • Reduce cost of unemployment insurance • Ensure availability of lower cost energy • Encourage business-friendly state government Question: Below are a number of state or local initiatives that, if implemented, could affect business in Massachusetts. To what extent would each help your company sustain or expand its operations in Massachusetts? (1=Not at all; 5=A great deal)

  28. The Future of Manufacturing in Massachusetts Production Levels Over the Next Five Years Question: What do you expect production levels to be for your company’s Massachusetts facility(ies) over the next five years?

  29. The Future of Manufacturing in Massachusetts Employment Levels Over the Next Five Years Question: What do you expect employment levels to be for your company’s Massachusetts facility(ies) over the next five years?

  30. The Future of Manufacturing in Massachusetts • 70.4% of manufacturers in Massachusetts expect to initiate the production of new products over the next five years. • 37.2% anticipate that they will need more real estate space over the next 5 years, 53.8% expect to use the same amount of space, and 8.9% expect to use less space.

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