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Advanced Manufacturing Networks CP Answers2AC — Education KeyAn educated workforce is the biggest internal link to competitiveness---our study prices in other important factorsDevaraj and Hicks 16 – Srikant Devaraj, research assistant professor at the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University, PhD in economics, and Michael J. Hicks, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University, George & Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Miller College of Business at Ball State University, PhD in economics from the University of Tennessee, 2016 (“Advanced Manufacturing in the United States,” Conexus Indiana, June, Available Online at http://conexus.cberdata.org/files/Conexus2016-AdvMfg.pdf, Accessed 07-21-2017, HK) This study has evaluated the size, growth, and composition of advanced manufacturing in the United States over the past decade. We find that advanced manufacturing employment has grown, but that employment growth has been clustered in STEM and white-collar employment. Blue-collar employment in advanced manufacturing has either declined or remained unchanged since 2004. Examining the correlates of this growth, we find, as virtually every study before has found, that growth in advanced manufacturing is highly correlated with levels of educational attainment. While other factors such as tax and regulatory climate, availability of research universities surely matter; over the long run, a well-educated and ready workforce matters more than any other single factor in the health of advanced manufacturing firms. Examining Indiana, we find that the state leads the nation in the share of employment in advanced manufacturing with at least one out of every 12 workers employed in this area. The growth in this cluster has likely provided the bulk of manufacturing employment growth in Indiana over the past decade. Importantly in terms of the industrial mix, Indiana enjoys strong diversification, suggesting that advanced manufacturing will be less sensitive to cyclical changes than most states. There is one concern about advanced manufacturing in Indiana. Indiana’s educational attainment ranks no better than average for the skill areas in which advanced manufacturing depends. Continued growth and strength in advanced manufacturing will depend on how effectively the K-12 and higher education systems perform in transitioning students into potential employees for these sectors.
Education is a prerequisite to advanced manufacturing---study provesKoenig 16 – Bill Koenig, Senior Editor at Advanced Manufacturing Media, 2016 (“US Needs Better Educated Workforce for Advanced Manufacturing, Study Says,” Advanced Manufacturing Media, 07-12-2016, Available Online at http://advancedmanufacturing.org/us-needs-better-educated-workforce-advanced-manufacturing-study-says/, Accessed 07-21-2017, HK) The United States needs better educated workers to sustain advanced manufacturing, a study concluded. Growth “in advanced manufacturing is highly correlated with levels of educational attainment,” according to the study prepared by the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University (Muncie, IN). A “well-educated and ready workforce matters more than any single factor in the health of advanced manufacturing firms.” The study cited 35 industries as part of advanced manufacturing, including industrial machinery, aerospace, motor vehicle and parts and medical equipment. The need for STEM education — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — will extend beyond engineers and scientists, Michael Hicks, the center’s director, said in a telephone interview. ‘Requirements Are Getting Bigger’ “STEM requirements are getting bigger” for office employees and factory workers, Hicks said. “Almost all of the managers in manufacturing have a STEM background.” Meanwhile, he said, factory employees need to be aware of concepts such as statistical process control and Six Sigma techniques intended to improve business and production processes. “That is the challenge to manufacturing in the United States,” Hicks said. Manufacturing grows in places where more people obtain associates degrees or higher, according to the study. That shows “the important role that an educated workforce plays in long-term prospects for advanced manufacturing.” The study also said states should seek to diversify their manufacturing. “States or regions with advanced manufacturing presence in only one sector may be far more vulnerable to cyclical downturns, changes in consumer demand, workplace automation, or exposure to competition from imports,” according to the study.
the counterplan links to the net benefit---Trump just tried to cut MEP fundingKrieg and Mullery 17 – Gregory Krieg, politics reporter for CNN, and Will Mullery, writing for CNN, 2017 (“Trump’s budget by the numbers: what gets cut and why,” CNN, 05-23-2017, Available Online at http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/23/politics/trump-budget-cuts-programs/index.html, Accessed 07-21-2017, HK) MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP "The Budget proposes to eliminate Federal funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), saving $124 million after accounting for the cost of closing the program. The Administration is seeking to end funding for organizations that duplicate the efforts of other Federal programs or the non-profit and private sectors. In 2018 the National Institute of Standards and Technology will work to transition MEP centers solely to non-Federal revenue streams, as was intended when the program was first established." 2AC — MEP Funding Bad***note: you could supplement this with a small version of the spending DA to read against them***Spending more on the MEP fails---federal involvement distorts the marketplaceHeritage Foundation 16 – The Heritage Foundation, 2016 (“Blueprint for Balance: A Federal Budget for 2017,” the Heritage Foundation, p. 27, 2016, Available Online at http://thf-reports.s3.amazonaws.com/2016/BlueprintforBalance.pdf, Accessed 07-21-2017, HK) Eliminate Five Corporate Welfare Programs in the Commerce Department RECOMMENDATION Eliminate: 1. The International Trade Administration (saves $503 million in FY 2017); 2. The Economic Development Administration (saves $227 million in FY 2017); 3. The Minority Business Development Agency (saves $33 million in FY 2017); 4. The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (saves $133 million in FY 2017); and 5. The Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (saves $15 million in FY 2017). This proposal saves $910 million in FY 2017.12 RATIONALE Businesses should not receive taxpayer subsidies. These long-lived and unnecessary corporate subsidies increase federal spending and distort the marketplace. Corporate welfare for politically connected corporations should end. The International Trade Administration (ITA) serves as a taxpayer-financed sales department for selected businesses, and promotes the U.S. as an investment destination. Businesses should market and sell their own products without using tax money, and foreigners need little help understanding that the U.S. market is worth entering through investments. The ITA also enforces various, mostly counterproductive, aspects of U.S. trade law, particularly antidumping duties and countervailing duties. The Economic Development Administration hands out money to businesses and universities that are not offering products and services that people want to buy. The Minority Business Development Agency hands out grants and runs federally funded management consulting operations, called business centers, in over 40 locations. The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership is another federally funded management consulting operation directed at manufacturers. It is managed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMTech) Consortia program, also managed by NIST, provides federal grants to support commercial technology research. Directory: file -> view view -> Western Europe after wwii view -> Author study: paul fleischman view -> Qpa1 7ela study Guide view -> Arctic Oil/Gas Neg view -> November 1970 Approximately 150,000-500,000 deaths Bhola Cyclone Bangladesh view -> Grade Level: 6 Unit of Study: Caribbean glce view -> Citation: Duffield, Katy view -> Table of Contents Lesson # view -> Chinese Wind Energy Disad Download 0.72 Mb. Share with your friends:
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