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Did you happen to take a break from your turkey to see the girl-powered machine in the Macy’s Day Parade? GoldieBlox , the girl inventor, made her first debut on the streets of New York City as one of the Macy’s Day Parade’s five newest floats.  As GoldieBlox’s founder, Standford engineer Debbie Sterling, says - "it’s not just a toy, it’s a social mission."  The company is aimed at girls ages four to nine and is centered around Goldie and her friends, who use stories as an instruction guide to build things with their tools. The revolutionary float, called "The Girl-Powered Spinning Machine," was powered by a team of girls using pulleys, pinwheels, and bicycles to power the float during the parade. As Sterling said , "I remember when I was growing up watching the parade and dreaming of being a princess on the top of one of the floats. Now I have the opportunity to build my own float and show every little girl there are things you can do other than wave from a fl...

We are pleased to present the first entry of five guest blog posts to be provided by WiM supporter, Foley & Lardner LLP.  Check back for more Foley entries. --------------- You've Got the Whole (Supply Chain) World in Your Hands By Michelle Leland, Foley & Lardner LLP It’s hard to believe, but you may soon be able to receive products before you even order them. Amazon and other retailers are exploring concepts like anticipatory shipping and adaptive stocking . With these developments and others, like the rise of online shopping, two-day deliveries, and reduction in shipping fees, manufacturers world-wide have increasingly realized the need to provide customers with products quickly and efficiently. To meet customers’ demands, companies must ensure that there is sufficient stock to fulfill orders, because customers have plenty of buying options. If, for example, a certain pair of sneakers cannot be found in a store, a customer can go home and order his desired pair of sneake...

We filled you in and posted about Manufacturing.net reporter Bridget Bergin’s take on our 4 th Annual WiM Summit, “ The Skills Gap and Why We Need a Modern Rosie ”. But, with women in manufacturing becoming a nationwide conversation- there’s always more to learn! After  her experience at our Summit, Bergin circled back with our own Allison Grealis to dig deeper. In a Q&A , they talked about the “under-representation of women, why this under-representation occurs, and what companies can do to balance out their workforce.” Says Grealis, “At WiM, we know that modern manufacturing offers clean, high-tech, and lucrative opportunities well suited for men and women workers. And our research is an important step toward knowing what stereotypes and stigmas are keeping women away and what strategies might help the sector appeal to women workers.” As we know, continuing to talk about successful women in the manufacturing field is one of the most powerful tools in recruiting more women to...

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