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Just In Time -- A Manufacturer's Litmus Test for Politicians Anybody running for office should be able to respond to these straightforward questions with unambiguous answers. 5/1/2008
Just In Time -- The China Misconnection For some manufacturers, it's getting too expensive to offshore their production to China. 4/1/2008
Just In Time -- Buddy, Can You Spare a Job? U.S. manufacturers assert their continuing relevance despite a decline in overall employment and a lack of commitment from politicians. 3/1/2008
Just In Time -- The United States of Manufacturing Proposed Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting the right of people peaceably to assemble, develop, manufacture and distribute products. 2/1/2008
Just In Time -- Manufacturers are From Mars, Politicians are From Venus Elected officials speak a much different language than manufacturers when it comes to basic concepts and ideas. 1/1/2008
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Viewpoint -- The Green Imperative for Process Industries Improve performance while reducing carbon emissions. 4/17/2008
Viewpoint -- China's Different Cost Perspective To have any chance of long term success, a company's managers in China must have the same cost perspective as their Chinese customers and competitors. 4/9/2008
Viewpoint -- Doing Something about Global Warming The Lieberman-Warner Bill, which seeks to cap emissions, without requiring the same in developing nations like China only raise global emissions, because developing countries use fossil fuels so inefficiently. 3/5/2008
Viewpoint -- When is SaaS "BS-aaS"? Plexus Systems CEO says "SaaS" concept has been hijacked by IT industry -- without providing the true business value. 2/22/2008
Viewpoint -- It's the Global Economy The more American manufacturers can sell to the 73% of the world economy outside our borders, the better our country will be able to withstand periodic troubles in the domestic economy. 2/13/2008
Thought Leaders -- Lean On Me (Full Transcript) More from Lean guru Jim Womack. 12/1/2007
Thought Leaders -- Lean On Me Lean guru Jim Womack believes the world -- though not necessarily manufacturing -- is marching in a lean direction. 12/1/2007
Thought Leaders -- An Era Of Incredible Productivity Eaton's Sandy Cutler says U.S. manufacturers need to let the world know how well they're really doing. 9/1/2007
Taking the NanoPulse -- Hot Nanotechnology. Cool Energy Solutions. Nanotechnology creates thermal solutions to control, conserve and transform energy. 5/7/2008
Taking the NanoPulse -- Welcome to the United States of Nanotechnology American nano success stories take center stage in Washington, D.C. 4/2/2008
Taking The NanoPulse -- Wall Street Nano vs. Main Street Nano How to change the rules in a changing economy. 2/18/2008
Taking The NanoPulse -- Happy Nano Year! 5 resolutions that can make or break your 2008. 1/9/2008
Taking The NanoPulse -- 'Paging Dr. Nanotech. Your Patient is Waiting' Breakthroughs in nanomedicine are a healthy development for us all. 12/12/2007
RFID Strategy -- Pharmaceutical E-Pedigree -- Biggest Supply Chain Topic of 2008 This chain-of-custody record will be used to assure the integrity and safety of the nation's drug supply. 1/21/2008
RFID Strategy -- Where's My Stuff? Confusion Exists Between RFID and RTLS Both technologies use RF energy, but achieve results in different ways. 11/13/2007
RFID Strategy -- Pharmaceutical E-Pedigrees and RFID Florida, California give impetus to initiative stalled at Federal level. 10/16/2007
RFID Strategy -- RFID Developments in China Recent announcements could mean big things for UHF RFID. 9/18/2007
RFID Strategy -- RFID Applications In Professional Services Tags used to track important paperwork. Government leads the way. 8/7/2007
Brandt on Leadership -- Customer Service From Hell Where 'Sorry' means never having to solve a customer's problem. 5/1/2008
Brandt on Leadership -- Lies, Lies and More Lies Translating what the guy across the table really means. 4/1/2008
Brandt on Leadership -- Priority, Schmiority Understanding the who-do voodoo of to-do. 3/1/2008
Brandt on Leadership -- A Treasury of Cautionary Business Tales To Read Aloud You can read these on a plane. You can read these on a train. 2/1/2008
Brandt on Leadership -- Putting the Sin in Synergy Some companies are more equal than others, especially in a merger of "equals." 1/1/2008
The Competitive Edge -- A Manufacturing To-Do List for the Next President The manufacturing sector could be the engine propelling us out of recession -- but do the candidates recognize that potential? 5/1/2008
The Competitive Edge -- How to Spot the Coming Recovery A reversal of the credit crunch and an increase in the inventory/sales ratio will be early indicators that the economy is getting back on track. 3/1/2008
The Competitive Edge -- Implications of the Falling Dollar on U.S. Manufacturers A weaker dollar makes it easier for foreign investors to acquire key U.S. assets, such as manufacturers. Will the U.S. government intervene? 1/1/2008
The Competitive Edge -- Time to End the Global Gridlock Lack of movement in world trade negotiations could be costing U.S. consumers half a trillion dollars. 11/1/2007
The Competitive Edge -- When It Comes To The Economy, Population Matters Based on demographic trends, Asia's population could grow to become the most productive in the world. 9/1/2007
Continuous Improvement -- What Ever Happened to Respect for People? A successful lean transformation requires a commitment to the people who make it possible. 4/1/2008
Continuous Improvement -- How to Combat the Credit Crunch Manufacturers in search of capital are harvesting the cash that's tied up in their inventories. 2/1/2008
Continuous Improvement -- What's This Sustainability Stuff All About? Manufacturers are discovering there are many good business reasons for focusing on profit, people and the planet. 12/1/2007
The Ninth Waste -- Saying No Encouraging new ideas (saying yes) is one of the pillars of Toyota's success. 10/9/2007
Continuous Improvement -- It's Not Just the Shop Floor Continuous improvement efforts should encompass all areas of an organization, not just production. 10/1/2007
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