Manufacturing breaks a down trend as unemployment drops in South FloridaMiamiHerald.comIn Miami-Dade, the rate fell below 10 percent, while Broward's manufacturing industry continued its rebound. By Douglas Hanks Last month, Broward County added more…
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msnbc.comUS manufacturing makes a comebackWashington PostAmid continuing mixed signals about the economy, one notable bright spot is the revival of US manufacturing. The surprising strength of this once-battered sector holds promise for reenergizing…
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BrassCraft Manufacturing Announces the Hiring of Dawn Rowley as Vice President ...Sacramento BeeBy BrassCraft Manufacturing NOVI, Mich., May 18, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- BrassCraft Manufacturing Company, a leading manufacturer of plumbing produ…
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Globe and MailCommerce Puts Hefty Tariffs on Chinese Solar ImportsSustainableBusiness.comThe Department ruled that Chinese solar manufacturers did indeed flood the US with panels at prices below production costs, making it hard for US manufacturers t…
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Tesla Motors and Standard Textile Both Select EASEworks® Manufacturing ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Tesla Motors and Standard Textile select EASEworks® Manufacturing Change Control software to monitor and track changes throughout their…
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SUPPLY CHAIN/ PURCHASING MANAGEROrlando SentinelSUPPLY CHAIN/PURCHASING MANAGER —— with proven skills in heavy mfg. Vendor savvy for sourcing & pricing. Exp with contracts & subcontracting. Hands-on mgmt position. Plan control & implement the pro…
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Masdar Recieves Procurement Award For Supply Chain Portal 'The Future Build'Abu Dhabi City GuideThe award was presented to Masdar's Head of Procurement, Zuhu Moussa, for the renewable energy company's sustainable supply chain portal, 'The Future Buil…
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Understanding the mining supply chainRegina Leader-PostThe fourth annual Saskatchewan Mining Supply Chain Forum, co-hosted by the Saskatchewan Mining Association and Enterprise Saskatchewan, took place in Saskatoon on April 4. The forum provided oppo…
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Alice in Supply ChainsSupply Chain DigitalBeing a rock star and not a supply chain manager, Roth didn't bother revealing the truth: that the brown M&M's weren't about the spirit of rock and roll at all – they were about the spirit of logistics. But…
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Spry Chain ManagementSupply Chain DigitalThe impact of mobility on the enterprise continues to be a hot topic of discussion, especially within the global supply chain where the demands for real-time decision-making are exposing deficiencies in existi…
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Moneycontrol.comOil, Hogs Fall; Gold, Natural Gas Rise: Commodities at CloseBloombergThe UBS Bloomberg CMCI index of 26 raw materials rose less than 0.1 percent to 1496.79. CRUDE OIL Oil dropped to a six-month low in New York on concern that Greece w…
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Wired NewsGeeking Out on Materials: Shapeways Announces Elasto PlasticWired NewsBy Tim Maly Wired Design has run a raft of stories on how 3-D printers are getting better, but it's not just the hardware that needs to improve — it's also the raw mate…
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This Metric Suggests You're Right to Own MKS Instrumentsmsnbc.comYou can check for it by examining the quarterly filings to evaluate the different kinds of inventory: raw materials, work-in-progress inventory, and finished goods. (Some companies repo…
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Indonesia Nickel-Ore Ban Sends Sumitomo Looking for SupplyTempo InteraktifTEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:Restrictions on nickel-ore exports by Indonesia may force Japan, the world's third-largest producer of refined metal, to source raw material from oth…
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Utilization of Raw Materials and Skills in Rural AreasPress Information Bureau (press release)The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) is, however, implementing a Central Sector Scheme of Rural Business Hubs based on the principle of Public Private Panc…
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AmmoLand.com (press release)Crimson Trace Hires Chief Operations OfficerAmmoLand.com (press release)Chambers bring extensive operations management experience in electro-optics assembly, lean manufacturing practices and supply chain management in the…
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Fike blends high- and low-tech safety products to manufacture growthKansas City Business JournalThe company boasts of serving worldwide clients that adhere to ISO 9001-2008 standards and of adding its own spin on Five-S Lean Manufacturing. But CEO Ch…
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TechnoratiNike Reaps the Benefits of Using 'Lean'TechnoratiTheir FY10/11 Sustainable Business Performance Summary document outlines the tremendous results the company has seen from an adoption of lean manufacturing throughout its factories. The docum…
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Valiant effort in lean manufacturing puts Incitec aheadThe AustralianINCITEC boss James Fazzino has found religion, and it's not his beloved Valiant cars but "lean" manufacturing that he is rolling out in his Australian operations. Yesterday's slight…
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Operations Director - Lean Manufacturing Specialistprintweek.comWe seek an experienced Operations-led candidate with excellent influencing and people skills, ideally with experience of working with Six Sigma (black belt), lean manufacturing, continuo…
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KCRGFeud likely a factor in double homicideDesMoinesRegister.comPolice investigate the grounds of Seibert Trucking and LCS Logistics in Des Moines after receiving a 911 call Thursday. They found two victims with multiple gunshot wounds at the site. /…
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SomalilandPressSOMALIA: SKA Air and Logistic staff on the run with large moneySomalilandPressMOGADISHU — The Somali department of immigration is trying to locate an American man with Egyptian backgrounds after Dubai-based SKA Air and Logistics repo…
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Logistics for the Lord — Four decades later, William Frank Davis still at the ...Destin LogHe may be retired, but for one day a year he's back at the helm as commodore of the annual Blessing of the Fleet. Capt. William Frank Davis, 81, was in the c…
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Men's Lifestyle E-tailer LIFTLUXE Launches With Quiet LogisticsMarketWatch (press release)ANDOVER, Mass., May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Quiet Logistics, the eCommerce fulfillment provider of choice for leading fashion and apparel brands and…
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RTT NewsTrade logistics performance slows down amid recession: World BankNew York Daily NewsMay 18--WASHINGTON -- Progress in trade logistics performance slowed down over the last two years amid the global recession, but countries that pursued aggres…
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Grayling Industries Prepares for an Active Summer of Asbestos Abatement ProjectsVirtual-Strategy MagazineGrayling Industries, a leading manufacturer of environmental safety products, announced today that they have increased production and inventory o…
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2 maritime workers died in workplace accidents yesterdayThe Seattle Times (blog)The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is also investigating a second maritime industry fatality in Seattle yesterday. Deanne Amaden, an OSHA sp…
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SABIC UK Focuses in on Site Safety With CorDEX's Next Generation ATEX Digital ...MarketWatch (press release)Asset surveys, maintenance programmes and fire safety measures are key priorities at industrial sites and high quality digital photography ena…
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Indian Point's safety debatedThe Journal News | LoHud.comEarlier, he spoke of “the safety culture” at the plant. “That's every day, all the time, nuclear safety and industrial safety,” Marzullo said. But the age of the plant and its future se…
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Sydney Morning HeraldFlight to safety: 10-year yield at record lowCNN... and made a rush toward the safety of US Treasuries Thursday, sending 10-year yield to a record low close, as worries about Greece's future in the eurozone continued to escalate.…
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