Manufacturing & Materials

Magazine articles on manufacturing and material mining and processing.

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IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 Jonathan Katz	Forecasting: Strategic Inventory Management Efficient inventory management could provide a competitive advantage.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 David Blanchard	Promat Preview: The Prospects For Lean Material Handling Are Looking Up By investing in the right equipment, companies can take their lean manufacturing practices to a higher level.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 David Blanchard	Transportation Costs Trending Down In 2007 The cost of shipping goods by truck this year will grow much more slowly than in recent years. But don't expect much to change when shipping by rail.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 David Blanchard	Global Sourcing Checklist So you've decided to source your products from overseas. Now what are you going to do? These 10 tips should help get you started.
CIO January 1, 2007 Fred Hapgood	Factories of the Future Machines that "see" parts on assembly lines, 3-D printers that prototype products in hours - let's take a look at adaptive manufacturing.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2006 Rich Duprey	Goodyear Strikes a Bargain It appears that the contract negotiations between tire maker Goodyear and its striking unions worked out the way these things should: Both sides gave in a little.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 John Teresko	Making Machine Tools Smarter The new challenge for machine tools is mass customization. Now with a shortened time to market and greater product variability, an added challenge becomes one of making the first part correct. The solution: making the machine tool smarter.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 John Teresko	More Machine Intelligence Industrial market sectors are already commercializing intelligence systems.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 Thomas J. Duesterberg	The Competitive Edge -- What The New Congress Has In Store For Manufacturing Don't expect any tax relief from the Democrat-led Congress, but a renewed emphasis on R&D is likely.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 John S. McClenahen	Sustainable Manufacturing: Au Naturel Alcoa is using plants, soil and microbes to reduce pollutants and cut water discharge.
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