Manufacturing & Materials

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IndustryWeek November 1, 2007 John Teresko	Lean Production Simplified "A Plain-Language Guide to the World's Most Powerful Production System" provides a comprehensive yet simplified treatment of lean production that can serve everyone from C-level executives to machine operators.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2007 Toby Shute	A Steelmaker Slips POSCO investors are puzzled over a disappointing drop in the Korean steelmaker's stock price.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Taking Tempur-Pedic's Temperature In advance of third-quarter earnings, analysts expect a big increase in sales and profits from mattress maker Tempur-Pedic.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2007 Rich Duprey	Mattel's Fake Plastic Smile Despite management's best efforts to sound optimistic, toymaker Mattel's fourth quarter should be anything but jolly.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Mattel Has Toys in the Attic Toy sales keep going the wrong way at Mattel. The toymaker posted sluggish third-quarter reports this morning, but that's just the tip of iceberg.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2007 Toby Shute	Quick Take: A Boost for Bioplastics Metabolix reports that its corn-based bioplastic resin, Mirel, has been found to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions over its complete life cycle. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2007 Toby Shute	Base Metals Blast Off Take a look at these foreign base metal stocks that are shining this quarter: Norilsk Nickel... Sterlite...
The Motley Fool October 10, 2007 David Lee Smith	Alcoa Leads Off With a Walk While Alcoa didn't hit a home run this quarter, neither did it strike out. Revenue slipped slightly, but the company hiked its buyback program.
The Motley Fool October 10, 2007 Toby Shute	Northern Exposure for Newmont Newmont Mining announces a friendly takeover bid for Miramar Mining. Miramar is sitting on one of this continent's largest-known undeveloped gold resources.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2007 Rich Smith	Bassett Plays Alive Operating profit improved for the furniture manufacturer this quarter, but only due to a tax benefit. Investors, take note.
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