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Manufacturing, Industrial Capacity & Domestic Production

The Forge Policy Institute focuses on manufacturing, industrial capacity, supply chains, and the policies required to restore domestic production capability. Its work addresses permitting and regulatory barriers, industrial competitiveness, workforce and skills development, and the structural conditions necessary to sustain large-scale production in the United States.

Core Research Areas

Industrial Capacity & Competitiveness

Analyzing the structural conditions that determine whether American manufacturers can compete at scale in global markets for advanced goods.

Supply Chain Resilience

Mapping critical supply chain vulnerabilities and developing strategies to reshore, nearshore, or secure essential production capabilities.

Permitting & Regulatory Reform

Identifying regulatory barriers that prevent or delay the construction of manufacturing facilities and industrial infrastructure.

Workforce & Skills Development

Building the training pipelines, apprenticeship systems, and educational programs required to staff advanced manufacturing operations.

Defense Industrial Base

Assessing the domestic capacity to produce military hardware, munitions, and strategic materials, and the policy conditions required to sustain defense manufacturing at scale.

Trade & Tariff Policy

Analyzing how trade agreements, tariffs, export controls, and industrial subsidies shape the viability of domestic manufacturing and production competitiveness.

Forge Institute Research

FORGE · Feb 27, 2026

The Production Gap That’s Costing America the Technology Race.

Written by: Garrath Robinson You know that feeling when you hit your thumb with a hammer? That moment shock and the split-second that follows where...

FORGE · Feb 17, 2026

SIOP for Aerospace and Defense

SIOP for Aerospace and Defense Industrial Readiness in an Era of Strategic Competition INSTITUTE FOR AMERICAN MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY (IAMT) Forge Policy Institute February 2026...

Manufacturing, Industrial Capacity & Domestic Production