We have already forced manufacturers to acknowledge some of our 'green' demands.

One set of Government regulations is forcing manufacturers to reduce the amount of energy needed to keep food cold.

International competition, changes in currency values and automation have forced American manufacturers to reorganize to be profitable.

The result has been the development of onerous labor law that essentially forces manufacturers overseas.

Now, a new US law will force electrical manufacturers to trace exactly where they got their minerals from.

That has forced manufacturers to expand abroad and to become more efficient to respond to the price pressure.

Import tariffs are now at less than half their 1990 levels, forcing manufacturers to tighten productivity to meet international competition.

Its Instamatic formats could "drive" camera and film sales, forcing other manufacturers to play catch up.

"Wal-Mart has forced manufacturers to get their act together and forced them to compete internationally."

Technological development overseas has also forced American manufacturers to battle foreign competitors using price as a weapon.