True or false: If there is no union for a factory you are covering, you are out of luck for getting employees to talk to you.

Which of the following can be a great resource when you need to learn more about a specific manufacturing company?

Industry specific associations like _______ publish statistics and issues directly related to their industry, making them a good resource for journalists.

The 5 S’s are a visual measurement of the efficiency of a factory and describe the ways to keep order on the assembly-line floor. What are they?

True or false: You can tell you the true experts are in an industry by seeing who is quoted the most frequently.

________ provides estimates of statistics for all manufacturing establishments with one or more paid employees as well as a breakdown of manufacturing by geographic area.

A _______ is defined as a problem that prevents a factory from running smoothly.

_______ is the principal source for statistics about employment and labor unions in the United States.

_______ is a trade group that publishes monthly state-by-state data measuring manufacturing jobs and output.

True or false: Individual companies have their own internal data on production and sales and are often willing to share them with reporters.