Manufacturing & Materials

Magazine articles on manufacturing and material mining and processing.

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IndustryWeek November 1, 2005 Doug Bartholomew	A House Divided: Manufacturing In Crisis Today, amid liberalized trade and widely available cheap labor, manufacturers have turned against one another, threatening to topple a house built upon the pillars of ingenuity, productivity and competitiveness.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2005 Doug Bartholomew	Help for Small Manufacturers This Commerce Department program is aimed specifically at helping small and midsize manufacturers compete with foreign manufacturers.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2005 John S. McClenahen	Manufacturing & Society: Practicing The Principles The basic responsibility of a manufacturing company is to stay in business, of course. But the company also has a social responsibility, which for many remains a serious work in progress.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2005 Patricia Panchak	Editor's Page -- Filling Manufacturing's Leadership Void Tired of lipservice -- a void which begins at the nation's capitol -- new leaders are taking matters into their own hands.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2005 Patricia Panchak	Getting To Know You At the close of Al Frink's first full year, he counts CAFTA, energy and tort reform as wins, but says currency policy is not his job.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2005 John Teresko	Database Predicts Supplier Risks What's the best way to monitor for supplier instabilities -- or better yet -- predict them? One company's solution is a database service that mines data from thousands of sources, both external and internal, to its subscribing client list.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2005 Rich Smith	Kazakh Copper Turns to Gold Kazakhstan mining company IPOs in London. What does it say about the Kazakh market?
Prepared Foods October 1, 2005 Claudia O'Donnell	Pushing R&D Productivity Doing more with less -- bringing new prepared foods and beverages to market with fewer resources -- appears a non-ending trend. Tactics that maximize tight R&D resources can prove extremely useful.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Nickel's New No. 1 Inco looks to become the biggest player in nickel by buying Falconbridge. Investors, this is a tricky deal to analyze right now.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Mattel Gathers Up Its Toys The toy company combines all of its toy brands into one operational business. With third-quarter earnings due out next week, it is an interesting time for Mattel to announce a business reorganization. Investors, take note.
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