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Session 10: Capacity Utilization and Industrial Production

Yorgos Papatheodorou, Lockwood Greene, moderator

Data Producer:
Norman J. Morin, Federal Reserve Board, “Capacity Utilization and Industrial Production Index” Slide Show (PDF 187 K)

Case Studies:
Charles Steindel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York,“Why Don’t GDP and IP tell the Same Story?” Slide Show (PDF 30 K)
Harry Homan, Fluor Corporation Slide Show (PDF 1 MB)

Norman Morin
Senior Economist
Federal Reserve Board

Norman Morin is a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Board in the Industrial Output Section of the Division of Research and Statistics. His primary responsibilities include producing the published estimates of capacity and capacity utilization and forecasting the industrial sector.

He received his undergraduate degree in mathematics from the University of Michigan and his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, San Diego. He is in his seventh year at the Federal Reserve Board.

Charles Steindel
Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Charles Steindel is a Senior Vice President in the Business Conditions Function. He oversees the Group's analysis and forecasts of U.S. economic conditions. His research interests include consumer spending and saving and productivity growth. He served as president of the Money Marketeers of New York University and the Forecasters Club of New York. He received his bachelor's degree from Emory University and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institure of Technology.

Harry Homan
Senior Director, Strategic Development
Fluor Corporation

Harry Homan is currently Senior Director, Strategic Development, Fluor Corporation.

Fluor is one of the world’s largest publicly owned engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance organization, with annual revenues of approximately $10 billion.

Harry leads a team which identifies opportunities arising from changes in the external environment; looks at how to enhance the company’s overall competitive position; and coordinates the company’s strategic planning process. He also helps the business units test the robustness of their plans and develop strategic options, appraises enterprise risk and advises the corporation on portfolio issues.

Harry has a BS in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Southern California. His responsibilities at Fluor have included economic forecasting, marketing research and planning, technology development, finance & administration, business & competitor intelligence and strategic planning. Prior to joining Fluor he spent two years with DuPont in product and process development.

Harry is currently chairman of NABE’s Corporate Planning Roundtable. He is active in a variety of professional associations including the National Business Economic Issues Council and Association for Strategic Planning, and previously served on the Conference Board Association of Strategic Planning Executives and as chairman of the Southern California section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

 


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