Featuring Caine & Weiner’s people-first perspective The Looming Workforce Crisis By 2030, the U.S. manufacturing sector could face a shortage of 2.1 million skilled workers, according to Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute. That’s not a slow leak—it’s a talent exodus that threatens to derail production, delay orders, and squeeze profit margins industry-wide. Factories are already feeling the pressure: unfilled job …
The Data Behind the Disruption The manufacturing sector is facing an urgent financial challenge: 63% of manufacturing organizations report late payments from their customers, placing them among the most at-risk industries for cash flow instability (Upflow, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian). This isn’t an isolated issue—51% of suppliers globally have experienced delayed payments, creating widespread supply chain uncertainty (Versapay, …
