Manufacturing & Materials

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The Motley Fool September 20, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Herman Miller's Backlog Hurts For the second quarter in a row, interior-furnishing maker Herman Miller reported solid sales and earnings growth, only to disappoint with soft guidance for the upcoming quarter, leaving investors wondering whether the company's streak is coming to an end.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2007 John Teresko	Meet the New Robots The latest generation of robots offers performance advances, growing integration of vision and an enlarging capability to transform manufacturing.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2007 John Teresko	A Robot Buying Spree New orders received by North American-based robot companies rose 39% in the first half of 2007.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2007 David Blanchard	Just In Time -- Kid Stuff Enough with the finger-pointing and the grandstanding: There is no excuse for poorly made products.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2007 Brad Kenney	By The Numbers: The Many Forms of B2B Integration Companies were asked what technology they use to synchronize with customers on orders, forecasts and inventory status. Here are the results.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2007 John Teresko	Greater Accuracy in Robots Leads to More Applications There is a trend to offer tools that will increase the accuracy of robots by compensating for variations in the manufacturing process.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2007 Brad Kenney	Nanotech: The Next American Revolution? For a U.S. manufacturing community beset by energy, materials and labor costs and struggling to remain competitive in the global economy, nanotech may have a positive impact that rises far beyond its small scale.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2007 Ralph Keller	Continuous Improvement -- It's Not Just the Shop Floor Continuous improvement efforts should encompass all areas of an organization, not just production.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2007 Jonathan Katz	They're Not Getting Any Younger Focus on ergonomics is becoming more critical as the manufacturing workforce gets older.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2007 Jonathan Katz	Just Say Jishuken Jishuken is a management-driven kaizen activity where management members identify areas in need of continuous improvement and spread information through the organization to stimulate kaizen activity. Here's how Toyota Motor does jishuken.
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