Manufacturing & Materials

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IndustryWeek March 1, 2006 Doug Bartholomew	Quality Takes A Beating Can major manufacturers like Audi and Maytag fend off cost pressures, complex electronics and untested products?
IndustryWeek March 1, 2006 Doug Bartholomew	How Companies Are Responding While it's not unusual for manufacturers to encounter quality problems, the ways they respond to those issues varies. Some, in fact, are finding creative ways to hold suppliers responsible for their defects.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2006 Traci Purdum	Logistics: Trucking Costs Continue Climb Regulatory changes, new fuels and driver shortages mean much higher transport charges. Collaboration could ease the pain.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2006 John Teresko	Rebuilding U.S. Manufacturing: California Dreaming Haas Automation Inc. is the largest volume producer of CNC machines. And as far as Haas and his executive team are concerned, it's going to stay that way.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2006 John Teresko	The Racing Links The passions of winning, racing and machine tools have played important roles in the life of Gene Haas.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2006 John S. McClenahen	Flexible Manufacturing: Doing Double Time Oshkosh Truck Corp. produces commercial and military trucks on one line - and can adjust for last-minute customer requests.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	A Bit of Abitibi The Canadian newsprint maker Abitibi-Consolidated gets pulped by higher costs. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek February 13, 2006 Stanley Reed	Mittal: Blood, Steel, And Empire Building The father-and-son team at Mittal Steel Co. is in the hot lights after a bid for Euro-rival Arcelor.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Phelps Dodge Losing Its Luster? Copper prices should begin to ease off, and that won't help sales. The odds aren't in favor of another doubling of the stock within the next year, and investors might ultimately be happier with a more diversified minerals-and-metals play.
Reason February 2006 Jesse Walker	Outsource Locally Manufacturing networks like those in parts of Europe are taking hold in the US with the hopes of saving and creating jobs.
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