The eyes of many of IndustryWeek's manufacturing community remain fixed on Boeing's strike woes, according to the latest IndustryWeek's Weekly Reads. A potential port strike and misconceptions around sustainability also attracted attention in our weekly roundup of the most-consumed content over the previous seven days.
Without further ado, the Top 10 are:
Rolls-Royce Engine Defect a New Blow for Historic Firm: A defect in a Rolls-Royce engine used in the Airbus A350 has grounded flights and prompted investigations.
Boeing CEO Says Ending Strike 'a Top Priority,' Announces Exit of Space and Defense Unit Leader: The departure of the head of Boeing's defense, space and security subdivision, which posted heavy losses in the most recent quarter, is the first major change of top personnel since CEO Kelly Ortberg's arrival.
Boeing Proposes 30% Wage Increase in Bid to End Strike: IAM Local 751 condemned the offer as an insufficient attempt to bypass the negotiating process.
Six Things Leaders Should Never Do in a Crisis: Planning for downturns is as important as planning for anything else in the business.
8 Reasons Why Sustainability is Getting a Bad Rap: Misconceptions are causing manufacturers to miss the long-term benefits and cost savings.
CEOs Should Use Data, Not Clean It: Manufacturing leaders have better things to do than correlate data to find patterns that guide improvement. Let automation do the work.
Layoffs, Strikes and What Never To Do In a Crisis: IndustryWeek's Weekly Reads: Also, interest rate cut draws cheers and what might 3M sell.
Blink to Lay Off 14% of Workers: Several companies in the EV sector have enacted job cuts this year.
What Does the Potential Port Strike Mean for Supply Chains? The strike would affect 36 ports on the East and Gulf coasts.
So That Happened: Reshoring Spending Continues, Despite Manufacturing Slowdown: IndustryWeek editors look into that story and strikes at aerospace suppliers, mergers in the glass world, spinoffs at SKF and what businesses really think about 5G.
