-
Rickert, J., J. Rogers, D. Vassina, J. Whitford, and J. Zeitlin. Common Problems & Collaborative Solutions: OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)-Supplier Relationships and the Wisconsin Manufacturing Partnerships Supplier Training Consortium. COWS, 2000.
This report examines individual OEMs’ (Original Equipment Manufacturer) supplier management strategies, focusing on commonalities and differences in their approach to broadly similar problems associated with supply-chain rationalization.. While all the OEMs in the study aim at getting their products quicker to the customer by trimming supply chains, establishing closer relationships with suppliers, and assisting them in performance improvement, each OEM follows a different path, depending on its size, corporate structure, products, and markets. The report concludes with policy recommendations for the consortium.
Document -
E. Wood, D., J. Rogers, and J. Witford. “At the Center of It All: The High Road Strategy for Menomonee Valley”. A Menomonee Valley Partners Report, COWS, 2000, p. 45.
Written and produced for Menomonee Valley Partners by COWS, this report looks at the opportunities for “high-road” development in Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley and offers recommendations to best redevelop the Menomonee Valley.
Document -
Rogers, J., D. Wood, and M. Orfield. Milwaukee Metropolitics: A Regional Agenda for High-Road Growth. COWS, 2000.
A report from COWS and the Metropolitan Area Research Corporation.
Document -
Rogers, J. Making Work Pay. Vol. 40, no. 10, Madison Magazine, 1998, p. 17.
A discussion about legislation before the Madison City Council and Dane County Board about mandating a “living wage” for employees of local government and of firms contracting with or receiving economic assistance from that government.
Document -
Dresser, L., S. Mangum, and J. Rogers. The State of Working Wisconsin. COWS, 1998.
Using a variety of data on wages, family incomes, taxes, unemployment, and wealth and poverty, The State of Working Wisconsin 1998 examines the impact of today’s economy on the living standards of Wisconsin workers and their families. Throughout, we try to put current Wisconsin experience in perspective — through comparisons to national experience and Wisconsin’s own economic past.
Documents below include the Executive Summary and the Full Report.
Document Document -
Dresser, L., J. Rogers, and J. Whittaker. The State of Working Wisconsin 1996. 1996.
The State of Working Wisconsin provides a statistical portrait of the economic status of Wisconsin workers and their families. Drawing on the most recent data available, it maps Wisconsin performance on such leading economic indicators of worker well-being as household and family income, wages, inequality, and taxes.
Document Document
Documents below include the Executive Summary as well as Full Report.