A Collaborative Model for the Tool and Die Industry

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Many tool and die makers have gone bankrupt during the first years of the new millennia. This study was commissioned to better understand the underlying causes for the demise of these shops, including a benchmarking study comparing selected Japanese (2) and US die shops (4). The results from the benchmarking study are presented in various places in the report.

This report was sponsored by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.