Manufacturing & Materials

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The Motley Fool July 22, 2004 Bill Mann	UTX Propelled Higher The diversified manufacturer of helicopters and air conditioners reported results that were higher by 42% for its second quarter over last year's: $837 vs. $632 million, or $1.66 per share vs. $1.26.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	LeapFrog's New Pad LeapFrog, the educational toy specialist, has another bad quarter, but things aren't going as badly as it appears.
IndustryWeek August 1, 2004 David Drickhamer	You Get What You Measure Manufacturers have been measuring productivity for a long time. You know what it means; you know what it looks like. Is it time to look a little deeper?
IndustryWeek August 1, 2004 John S. McClenahen	Best Practices -- Piloting Materials Management Boeing believes its improved approach benefits customers, parts suppliers and itself. It "conservatively" estimates savings of 10% to 20% in maintenance materials costs
IndustryWeek August 1, 2004 John Teresko	Making A Pitch For PLM: In Product Lifecycle Management, the challenge is to reposition product design from a departmental issue to enterprise visibility. Proponents know the challenges but see long-term benefits. Web-based and hosted PLM applications are now available.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Diebold Cashes In ATM and voting systems manufacturer announces record earnings. Considering the company just received record product orders, the stock may have room to grow.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2004 Rich Smith	Whirlpool Hums Along Does the company's latest report signal a prime buying opportunity?
The Motley Fool July 21, 2004 Mark Mahorney	Corning Comes Through LCD glass demand drives revenue up for the company.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2004 Rich Smith	Allegheny's Fine Print Allegheny Technologies reports profits supported by... precious little. Investors need to look beyond the headlines to see what is really going on.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2004 Rich Smith	AK Steel on a Roll If the steel company is to become a worthy investment for your hard-earned dollars, keep an eye on the free cash flow to ensure the profits are real.
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