Manufacturing & Materials

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IndustryWeek September 1, 2003 David Drickhamer	Bye-Bye To 'Buy American'? Today's U.S. consumer marketplace is a melting pot of people, products and paychecks. Manufacturers need to ask: Does 'Made in America' matter to their customers anymore?
Wired September 2003 Joshua Davis	The New Diamond Age Armed with new processes to manufacture inexpensive, mass-produced gems, two startups are launching an assault on the De Beers cartel. Next up: the computing industry.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2003 Traci Purdum	Locations -- Out With The Old, In With The New Aventis Pasteur Inc. bids farewell to an old Pennsylvania facility to make room for bigger and better.
BusinessWeek August 4, 2003 Faith Arner	Pass Go and Collect the Job of CEO After 38 years at Hasbro, the toy-and-game giant, Al Verrecchia wins the prize
BusinessWeek August 4, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	Mexico: Hostage to Its Neighbor's Troubles Weak demand in the U.S. is becoming a big problem for Mexico's manufacturing sector.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2003 John Teresko	Fearing R&D's Flight Research and development is an increasingly crucial factor in sustaining the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing amid rapid globalization. Yet experts warn that strategic missteps endanger U.S. technological preeminence.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2003 John S. McClenahen	Get Ready For The Next SARS Although severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a virus that came out of Asia eight months ago, has not been the threat to manufacturing supply chains once feared, now is not the time for U.S. manufacturing executives to let their guards down.
BusinessWeek July 28, 2003 Christopher Palmeri	To Really Be a Player, Mattel Needs Hotter Toys Mattel is selling toys, not soap or cornflakes. Good brand management goes only so far in a business that caters to children's whims. Like it or not, the key to success is launching innovative products and promoting the heck out of them. If you don't do it, your competitors will.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2003 David Drickhamer	Profit Power! Our top 50 U.S. manufacturers leverage operational prowess for superior profitability.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2003 David Drickhamer	Super Size It! The country's largest manufacturers are bulking up with mergers; slimming down with scandal.
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