Manufacturing & Materials

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IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Jonathan Katz	Safe Incentives Many manufacturers opt for gift certificates or merchandise rewards to recognize their employees' safety efforts.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Jonathan Katz	Certified Green Beginning in early 2010, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and Purdue University plan to offer a green manufacturing specialist certificate.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Peter Alpern	Eye Robot Like TVs and laptops, vision-guided systems for manufacturing have gotten smaller, more sophisticated, less expensive and easier to use.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009	Five Ways to Stretch Equipment Budgets in Tough Times By taking a more active role in maintaining and maximizing capital equipment, companies can extend the lifetime of the hardware by years.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009	Dealing With Contract Risks Negotiating a good deal is an essential aspect of procurement, but it's easy to oversimplify negotiations as only a matter of getting the best price from a supplier.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 David Blanchard	Logistics Teams Up With Accounts Payable to Recover Lost Profits Roquette uses a freight payment audit process to generate refunds from rail carriers.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 David Blanchard	Portrait of a Sustainable Supply Chain Best-in-class manufacturers are enjoying a significant reduction in energy consumption.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Jill Jusko	Product Development Assistance from Manufacturing Networks Small to midsize manufacturers face similar product development challenges as their larger kin, but lack similar resources. The Manufacturing Extension Partnership can offer assistance.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Jill Jusko	Product Development Solutions New and improved product development tools can help product developers and R&D personnel do their jobs better.
IndustryWeek October 21, 2009 Josh Cable	IT Helps Firms Go Green, Save Money Solutions are becoming integral to manufacturers' efforts to comply with regulations, reduce carbon footprints.
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