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Job openings in the manufacturing industry have increased significantly; possibly signaling high turnover rates according to the July 2014 Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover. People Driven Performance (PDP) Solutions is a software development company providing manufacturers internal and interactive communications. According to Louise Dickmeyer, President of PDP Solutions, “These labor statistics on turnover are part of a serious ‘perfect storm.’ Meaning specifically that turnover, boomers retiring en masse with skilled knowledge, and lack of engagement will all converge to wreak havoc on manufacturers.”

PDP Solutions President, Louise Dickmeyer suggested, “Employee retention comes from employee engagement.” Too often manufacturers fail to take a long-term view of employees.

Rumors are like computer viruses, they spread like wildfire, and can spell the death of an otherwise great manufacturing company.

Every day a manufacturing plant floor manager acknowledges there is a miscommunication, or at the very least under-communication. PDP Solutions President, Louise Dickmeyer noted in the company’s recent blog, “Those moments are the beginning of an urgent condition, which left untreated, will spell the demise of a manufacturing organization. Gossip, fear, misunderstandings, rumors are exactly the type of communication that can plague a manufacturing enterprise.”

Rumors are like computer viruses, they spread like wildfire, and can spell the death of an otherwise great manufacturing company. Manufacturing productivity is affected by rumor mills. It is impossible to have a constructive and harmonious working environment when employees dislike and distrust each other, and workplace rumors can have a huge impact on the relationships between employees.

Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies face a host of compliance challenges, most of them driven by globalization. More complex supply networks, greater transparency expectations, increasingly strict reporting obligations, and highly vigilant enforcement combine to make regulatory compliance a key issue for life sciences manufacturers. U.S. based life sciences companies addressed a small number of markets, which mean that the regulatory compliance aspect of their businesses was also limited. This is no longer the case. With emerging markets now representing an increasing percentage of their revenues, the number of markets being sold into has proliferated, and regulatory standards have become a burden.

Rumors are like computer viruses, they spread like wildfire, and can spell the death of an otherwise great manufacturing company. PDP Solutions is offering a webinar for manufacturers that address this problem. The webinar is Thursday, December 4, 2014 at 11:00 am EST and December 18, 2014 at 11:00 am EST.

The current issue of AS411.com featured PDP Solutions’ success with onboarding new manufacturing workers. Manufacturing journalist Thomas R. Cutler, reported on the path toward developing and maintaining positive working relationships. In the article, titled, “The Technology of Onboarding New Manufacturing Workers.”

Since January 2010, women lost more manufacturing roles than they gained. Women’s share of the manufacturing sector is currently just over 27 percent – the lowest level since 1971. Manufacturers’ Pain Points, a weekly newsletter, will address women in manufacturing in the upcoming November 24th issue. The weekly e-newsletter identifies manufacturing pain points that many industrial leaders are facing.

There is good news for returning veterans; Big Data mapping tools can now highlight the skills possessed by more than 600,000 veterans and the skills employers need. Manufacturers’ Pain Points, a weekly newsletter, addressed veterans in manufacturing sector in the November 11th issue. The weekly e-newsletter identifies manufacturing pain points that many industrial leaders are facing.

People Driven Performance (PDP) Solutions, a software development company providing manufacturers internal and interactive communications, released a video describing the importance of communication techniques to increase employee engagement and employee retention. To view the video, go to:

PDP Solutions’ president, Louise Dickmeyer, announced a highly requested webinar addressing employee engagement. The webinar will take place Monday, December 15, 2014 from 12:30-1:00 pm EST. The webinar is presented by Sarah L. Sladek, founder and CEO of XYZ University; the only management consulting firm specialized in helping organizations engage Generations X, Y, and Z.

Louise Dickmeyer, of People Driven Performance (PDP Solutions), reported manufacturing jobs have grown by 4.8 percent from 2010 to 2014 on the company blog. Dickmeyer commented, “That is the extent of the good news because the manufacturing skills gap is dire and has real consequences. Ask an operations manager, plant manager, or shift supervisor unable to hire new workers as needed. The solution, short-term, is keeping skilled workers on the job as long as possible.”

Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies face a host of compliance challenges, most of them driven by globalization. Manufacturers’ Pain Points, a weekly newsletter, will address compliance challenges in the upcoming November 17th issue. The weekly e-newsletter identifies manufacturing pain points that many industrial leaders are facing. The newsletter will also report complying with federal regulations costs Americans $2.028 trillion in lost economic growth annually, or roughly equivalent to 12 percent of total GDP that could be invested back into our nation’s businesses.

Manufacturing organizations are challenged to continuously create a competitive advantage by reducing or eliminating costs. This goal requires a deeper understanding of cost concepts, cost issues, and cost drivers while applying analytical tools that produce results. Manufacturers’ Pain Points, a weekly newsletter, examined creating a competitive advantage in manufacturing featured in the November 7th issue. The weekly e-newsletter identifies manufacturing pain points that many industrial leaders are facing.

Manufacturers’ Pain Points, a weekly newsletter, described strategies for overcoming hard-core change resisters on the plant floor. The weekly e-newsletter identifies manufacturing pain points that many industrial leaders are facing.

Highly effective CEOs make the kind of investment in organizational communications that will produce a real financial return. Multiple studies show that an investment in communications helps companies outperform the competition, produce higher returns and enjoy higher market premium. Companies that communicate effectively have a 19.4% higher market premium than companies that do not.

People Driven Performance (PDP) Solutions, a software development company, providing manufacturers internal and interactive communications, will be exhibiting at the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) Conference Booth #54 in Jacksonville, FL from November 10-14, 2014.

Manufacturers’ Pain Points, a weekly newsletter, examined the relationship between Lean and company communication culture in manufacturing in the October 27th issue. The weekly e-newsletter identifies manufacturing pain points that many industrial leaders are facing.

Louise Dickmeyer, President of People Driven Performance (PDP) Solutions explained in a recent company blog, “OEE has been a well-respected acronym meaning Overall Equipment Effectiveness. If the maximum output capacity for a piece of machinery was optimized to produce 100 units per hour, and only 20 unites were produced, that represented a 20% delta in lost production, lost productivity, lost profits.”

PDP Solutions was featured in the current issue of Automation.com. The article authored by manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler was titled, “Beyond Manufacturing Automation: Employee Engagement.”

Manufacturers’ Pain Points, a weekly newsletter, examined the challenges of culture change within manufacturing in the October 20th issue. The weekly e-newsletter identifies manufacturing pain points that many industrial leaders are facing.

Communication tools are critical for CEOs of manufacturing companies. Only 42% of employees in a recent study reported having confidence in senior leadership. However, those confidence levels jumped to 72% for CEOs whom employees consider to be strong communicators.

Manufacturers’ Pain Points, a weekly newsletter, reviewed how manufacturers are faced with increasing labor costs in the October 20th issue. The weekly e-newsletter identifies manufacturing pain points that many industrial leaders are facing. To subscribe to the newsletter, go to: http://pdpsolutions.com/subscribe-to-enews.

The current issue of AS411.com featured PDP Solutions’ success with increasing manufacturer’s productivity with new employees. Manufacturing journalist Thomas R. Cutler, explored the technology of onboarding new manufacturing workers. In the article, titled, “The Technology of Onboarding New Manufacturing Workers,” Cutler explained the path toward developing and maintaining positive working relationships.

Lean Six Sigma is a process of continuous improvement, if the front line employees are engaged, the ideas will flow, opportunities for improvement will be communicated, and improvements will be implemented. PDP Solutions President, Louise Dickmeyer discussed the relationship between Lean Six Sigma and employee engagement in the company blog.

Louise Dickmeyer, President of PDP Solutions, based in Mankato, Minnesota, and a team of industrial professionals, developed a new and novel approach that utilizes sophisticated technology including plant floor kiosks, offering optimism, an interest in co-workers, and genuine employee engagement.