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IndustryWeek March 14, 2012 Selko & Vinas	Nearshoring Fuels Mexican Manufacturing Growth Security concerns don't yet appear to be putting a major dent in Mexico's appeal to manufacturers. Here's why.
BusinessWeek April 9, 2007 Geri Smith	Factories Go South. So Does Pay Mexico's auto industry is booming, but parts outsourcing is keeping a lid on wages.
IndustryWeek June 1, 2004 Traci Purdum	The Mexican Connection Although China -- with its cheap labor -- may be a very attractive plant location for U.S. manufacturers, when all the costs of an extended pipeline are calculated, Mexico may still be the better option.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2012 Oscar J. Franck Terrazas	Mexico or Brazil? Investors may be surprised at the comparison of these two countries.
BusinessWeek June 24, 2010 Thomas Black	More Car Jobs Shift to Mexico U.S. production may decline over the next decade, despite the bailout
CIO August 28, 2013	Kennametal CEO Uses IT to Keep a Laser Focus on Customers For Carlos Cardoso, CEO of Kennametal, a wealth of data about customers' manufacturing plants allows his company to identify ways to boost efficiency
IndustryWeek February 1, 2004 John S. McClenahen	Rougher Ride After NAFTA? For the North American auto industry, said to be NAFTA's big manufacturing winner, the journey through the rest of the Americas could be a bumpier ride.
BusinessWeek September 10, 2009 Burnsed & Thornton	Six Sigma Makes a Comeback With the outlook for sales growth dim, everyone from Target to Cadbury to Merck is turning to Six Sigma to squeeze out more savings.
IndustryWeek June 17, 2009 William A. Levinson	Consider This -- Henry Ford's Proven Lessons for American Industry In their quest to understand lean and quality principles, manufacturers need look no further than to the father of the automobile production system.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2006 John S. McClenahen	Chiquita Doesn't Split More than 600 U.S. jobs that could have gone elsewhere are going to remain in the greater Cincinnati area as a result of recent location decisions by two global companies: Chiquita Brands International Inc. and Siemens AG.
Bank Systems & Technology October 9, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	Lessons for Banks to Learn from Lean Principles During Financial Crisis With the economic climate the way it is, banks today, more than ever, are beginning to take a closer look at the principles of Lean operating processes.
IndustryWeek May 1, 2007 Jonathan Katz	ATS Crosses The Border Machine maintenance outsourcing provider Advanced Technology Services Inc. could provide some relief for Mexican plants seeking skilled labor with the establishment of its first international office in Monterrey, Mexico.
IndustryWeek April 15, 2009 Steve Minter	Six Sigma's Growing Pains The popular quality methodology pays a price for not being a panacea.
Finance & Development September 1, 2007	Mexico Mexico enjoys sustained growth and stability thanks to sound economic policies.
BusinessWeek May 22, 2006 Geri Smith	Mexico: Pumping Out Engineers The headlines are about low-wage illegals, but Mexico is swiftly upgrading its workforce, especially in engineering, and changing the way multinationals view the country.
BusinessWeek May 17, 2004 Jack Ewing	Is Siemens Still German? Worker representatives at the electrical engineering company have concluded that Siemens is contemplating the elimination of 74,000 jobs from Germany in the next decade.
IndustryWeek January 11, 2012	General Cable Plays Offense with Lean With the help of lean and Six Sigma, General Cable's Gregory Kenny is forging a best-cost manufacturer with growing global reach.
IndustryWeek July 21, 2010	U.S. Automakers Back on Top Plant-floor and engineering quality improvements pay off for domestic OEMs.
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004 Geri Smith	How China Opened My Eyes A trip to China reveals how that country outclasses Mexico in the whole package it offers investors: impressive infrastructure, able managers, an enthusiastic workforce, and -- above all -- spirit.
IndustryWeek July 21, 2010	Ford's Transformation Remains on Track Ford's VP shares company's ups and downs on road to profitability.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Timing Is Off for Walmex The Mexican economy is highly tied to the U.S.economy, so as our economy slows, in turn, consumption in Mexico slows. Wal-Mart de Mexico, better known as Walmex, although aggressive, showed a decline in same-store sales for July.
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Geri Smith	Fox: "Mexico Is a True Business Partner" Mexico's President says the key is to see NAFTA as "an association seeking prosperity among the three countries."
Bank Systems & Technology January 31, 2006 Ivan Schneider	Wachovia Signs BPO Deal With Genpact Wachovia signed a seven-year business-process outsourcing deal with Genpact. Genpact's 16,000 employees in India, China, Hungary, Romania and Mexico will begin to drive Six Sigma through Wachovia's operations.
CIO December 1, 2003 Tracy Mayor	Targeting Perfection: Six Sigma Comes to IT Six Sigma is a defect reduction methodology that forces organizations to focus on the quality of the customer experience. And it can most definitely be applied to information technology.
BusinessWeek July 26, 2004 Jack Ewing	Can A U.S.-Style Boss Rev Up Siemens? On July 7, Siemens announced that, effective in January, Kleinfeld will succeed Heinrich von Pierer as CEO of the $89 billion Munich conglomerate, which makes everything from light bulbs and power plants to trains and mobile phones.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: Valuation Catching Up With Walmex While the growth at Wal-Mart has been uninspiring in the last couple of years, it has been a different story at its Mexican operations. Red-hot Wal-Mart de Mexico shares may be cooling off, though.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2003 Traci Purdum	Survival Of The Fittest Going global is no longer a choice; it's a necessity. How you evolve and how you treat your customers will be keys to your success.
IndustryWeek March 1, 2009 Mark Thackeray	The Big Picture: Leadership Insights from the IW Best Plants -- Don't Check Your Brain At The Door... You'll Need It Staying mentally tuned-in is critical to General Cable's accomplishments and future success.
Salon.com December 7, 2000 Richard Rodriguez	Prodigal father For decades, Mexico has looked down on Mexican-Americans, but its new president is challenging the nation to look to them instead...
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CIO July 1, 2001 Malcolm Wheatley	Under the Siemens Big Top A global IT ringmaster trains pachyderm-size Siemens to perform even more profitably...
IndustryWeek January 1, 2009 David Drickhamer	Baxter Mexico: IW Best Plants Profile 2008 Lean Medical Marvel: Baxter Mexico transforms its production processes from the bottom up.
Managed Care August 2000	Any International Health Plan Has To Be Cheap An affordable option for integrated health care bridging private U.S. insurers and Mexico's social security system would save American employers money while providing better care to Mexicans who work in the U.S. but whose families live in Mexico, according to a study.
IndustryWeek February 1, 2009 Adrienne Selko	NAFTA: Learning to Love Thy Neighbor Trade between the United States and its two closest neighbors has accelerated under NAFTA. But there are still some rough patches to work out between the three countries.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2008 John Teresko	How to Organize for Lean/Six Sigma To enable the maximum potential of lean/Six Sigma efforts, focus on more than the factory floor.
IndustryWeek December 1, 2002 Jill Jusko	Best Practices -- Prevention Is The Cure While Six Sigma tackles products or processes that already are flawed, Design For Six Sigma aims to create new products or processes that are nearly perfect right from the start.
Fast Company September 2005 Martin Kihn	Six Sigma Stigma Ask Japanese carmaker about Six Sigma, and you'll be speaking Greek to them. No one disputes the worthiness of Six Sigma's intentions, much less the statistics. But this management trend may not be the be-all end-all that some believe it to be.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2005 John Teresko	Solectron Corp.: IW Best Plants Profile 2005 Operating In All Modes: In Columbia, South Carolina the electronics manufacturer competes via lean, Six Sigma to the delight -- and sometimes surprise -- of customers.
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.
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IndustryWeek October 1, 2006 Jill Jusko	IW Best Plants 2006 -- High Achievers IndustryWeek's 2006 Best Plants' devotion to excellence in manufacturing drives winning performances.
BusinessWeek March 13, 2006 Geri Smith	Piggybanks Full Of Pesos Mexico's middle class is exploding, and that's good for U.S. business.
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IndustryWeek January 1, 2008 John Teresko	General Cable - Indianapolis Compounds: IW Best Plants Profile 2007 Continuing A Winning Culture: General Cable's achievements derive from a workplace culture bent on maximizing Six Sigma and lean.
On Wall Street October 1, 2010 Milton Ezrati	Despite Violence, Mexico's Economy Begins to Improve Despite terrible problems, once the U.S. recovery begins to create jobs, remittances from Mexican nationals working north of the border will begin to add marginal momentum to Mexico's economic growth and, hence, to its market prospects.
Information Today May 14, 2007	Hoover's Adds New Content and Radius Search Tool Hoover's has added new Mexico company records and a new search parameter, Radius Search, which is included within Hoover's Build A List tool.
BusinessWeek September 27, 2004	A Mexico-Japan Trade Deal After six years in the making, Mexico and Japan are finally set to sign a Free Trade Agreement covering most industrial products along with certain agricultural goods -- only the second such deal for Japan.