I think it's pretty unusual for women to be in the manufacturing world, but I don't think about it.

This would be an indication that activity is increasing at more than half the manufacturing firms in the survey, and another sign of growth.

What we're seeing in the report is clear signs that manufacturing has turned. And I think it's turned pretty sharply.

What we created was 10 times better than anything available on the market at that time.

At BP, I was working on devices that had heat problems. That's when I realized heat was a big problem for electronics.

I remember very clearly at the first budget review having a pretty direct conversation with the head of manufacturing... We began to get huge improvements in productivity and responsiveness. I got a chance to see that firsthand.