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Power Buying Tools Association of hardware manufacturers launches group purchasing organization. |
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Innovation Nation? Manufacturers are more involved than other industries in innovation, but engagement is hardly widespread. |
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Help for Small Manufacturers This Commerce Department program is aimed specifically at helping small and midsize manufacturers compete with foreign manufacturers. |
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Lessons from Decades of Global Competition Learning to live with -- and compete against -- state-supported industry. |
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Making Sure the Price is Right Many manufacturers find themselves at a technology disadvantage when it comes to keeping tabs on the prices of their products. A new service monitors online pricing and helps spot counterfeiting. |
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A House Divided: Manufacturing In Crisis Today, amid liberalized trade and widely available cheap labor, manufacturers have turned against one another, threatening to topple a house built upon the pillars of ingenuity, productivity and competitiveness. |
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Supply Chain Under Scrutiny Manufacturers increase buffer stocks, shorten distribution distances, and contend with enhanced security... |
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Census Of Manufacturers -- Drifting Apart Manufacturers are moving farther away from their partners and, in the process, becoming less integrated. |
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Supreme Court Reconsiders Price Fixing The Supreme Court adopted a looser standard for price fixing yesterday, ruling that manufacturers may sometimes set minimum prices for products without violating antitrust statutes. |
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Reader Reply: AMT Responds To survive, American manufacturers need everyone to exhibit true leadership in manufacturing, not alarmist cries about a "civil war." |
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Bookshelf -- An Optimistic Outlook A new book by Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI provides a primarily upbeat assessment of U.S. manufacturing's future and recommends reforms. |
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Spread It Around Find the best strategies for distributing your product, and you'll rake in the profits. Advice from Wayne Willert, founder of Gutter-Bolt Inc. |
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June 23, 2010 |
The 2010 IW U.S. 500: Has Revenue Hit Rock Bottom? Manufacturers report significantly lower revenues for 2009, but cost-cutting measures appear to boost profits. |
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Editor's Page -- Collaboration Is Key To Global Success The shift toward less integration among manufacturers and their suppliers and customers needs to be reversed. |
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Wal-Mart: Tech King? Wal-Mart's innovative use of technology changed the face of American business. |
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Technology Takes Over IW 50 Best Manufacturers Ranking Western Digital rises to No. 1 on the IW 50 Best Manufacturers ranking followed by Apple Inc. |
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Consumer Packaged Goods: Muscling In For manufacturers, private label brands turn retailers into both customer and competitor. |
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Christmas Joy? No, a Bloody Battle for Bucks Behind the scenes in the retail world, we have brutal competition with heavyweight contender Wal-Mart Stores out to utterly brutalize its rivals. |
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A Tale of Two Industries Perhaps no two industries on the IW 500 took more divergent paths in 2008 than the automotive and energy sectors. Here's a look at how they fared. |
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Supply Chain Pains Who's managing whom? In a year of unprecedented pressures, our exclusive joint survey finds a tug of war between food processors and their suppliers. |
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Executive Word -- Manufacturing In The U.S. Pays Off New Balance CEO outlines benefits of maintaining domestic production. |
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Alyce Lomax |
Retailers Sweeten the Deal More retailers are offering candy at the checkout. Is this sweet success or a lack of focus? |
