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South west a healthier place to work
Business Cornwall | All the Latest Business News in Cornwall | October 28th 2009 by Aren Grimshaw
The south west became a healthier and safer place to work last year, according to figures released today by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Statistics for Great Britain show there has been a significant reduction in the numbers of people kill read more
Fisker Confirms Plans To Buy Former GM Plant
taktik(z) Blog: Optimizing Supply Chain Management | October 27th 2009 by taktik(z), Inc.
Luxury automaker Fisker Automotive is buying a shuttered General Motors assembly plant in Delaware to produce plug-in hybrid electric cars, officials said Tuesday. The California-based company has signed a letter of intent with Motors Liquidation Co. read more
Schmatta: Informative and Interesting Look at U.S. Economy
Everyday Citizen | October 27th 2009 by Everyday Citizen
HBO's documentary, Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags is an very informative and engaging look at the decline of New York City's garment industry. If like me, you've never quite understood the intersection between the textile, fashion, clothing indust read more
Fisker Automotive to Buy U.S. Assembly Plant to Build Affordable…
AutoReport | October 27th 2009 by Andrew Charles
Wilmington, DE — Fisker Automotive has selected the Wilmington Assembly plant in Wilmington Delaware to build affordable plug-in hybrid cars. Fisker executives made the announcement inside the dormant facility today, joined by V read more
RICHMOND FED MANUFACTURING SURVEY
News To U(se) | October 27th 2009
Another softer manufacturing report (see US Manufacturing a bit Softer) Manufacturing activity in the central Atlantic region expanded for the sixth straight month but at a more moderate pace in October, according to the Richmond Fed’s latest s read more
US Manufacturing a bit Softer
News To U(se) | October 27th 2009
Three press releases yesterday, 2 for September and one for October. The Chicago Fed National Activity Index was –0.81 in September, down from –0.65 in August. Three of the four broad categories of indicators made negative contributions to th read more
Corporate India is Likely to Register 22.8% Growth
Smc global Blog | October 27th 2009 by preet
corporate India is likely to clock 22.8% growth in net profit in 2009-10 Corporate India is likely to register 22.8% growth in net profit in 2009-10 despite the slowdown in the global economy and bad monsoon. Centre for Monitoring Indian Econom read more
Dallas Manufacturing Turns Down
EconomPic Data | October 26th 2009 by Jake
We all know about Texas and the energy business, but Bizjournals details its manufacturing prowess:The Lone Star state produces at least 8 percent of the United States’ total manufactured goods, ranking behind California in production.Who knew? Unf read more
Lowongan Kerja PPIC Semarang
Lowongan BUMN 2009 | October 26th 2009 by edi222
Lowongan Kerja PPIC Semarang from PT. MAKNA KARYA BHAKTI (Nayati Group), one of the best Total Solution in food service equipment, is serving every market needs with one goal in mind, our customer satisfaction, we are inviting qualified and highly t read more
Afghanistan Held Hostage – Day 58
Matt's Meditations | October 26th 2009 by matt
This afternoon, after American military leaders spent 3 days war gaming the various options in Afghanistan, the President attending a photo op with American sailors in Jacksonville, FL prior to a political fundraiser, once again said he would not be read more
Taking Advantage of Economies of Scale: $10 Kiran Solar Lamp
Design Sojourn | October 26th 2009 by DT
I was really impress with the $10 Kiran Solar Lamp by D.Light. Finally someone is using the cost advantages that come with manufacturing economies of scale to keep the price of a product low rather than using it to enjoy higher margins. A socially read more
Mini ‘Countryman’ crossover skipping Detroit for Geneva?
BMW Top News | October 25th 2009 by ajaxus
Everyone is getting ready for the Mini Countryman — including, perhaps, the WRC — but everyone is going to have to wait, according to a report by those Mini-mad folks at Motoring File. The holdup is the upcoming BMW X3, which is BMWR read more
Global Product Development Services for the Manufacturing Industr…
Article Discovery | October 25th 2009 by Gerald David Greene
Very large economic and political pressures for manufacturing companies (such as in the G8 countries) exist to which they must respond. The aggregated pressures and responses are making a sea-change across the industry. The pressures include high-cos read more
Shreveport, LA mayor lobbies D.C. to close the HUMMER deal, alrea…
AutoMotoscope.com | October 24th 2009 by deny iorgus
Filed under: SUV, Truck, China, Government/Legal, Plants/Manufacturing, GM, Hummer, UAW/Unions Cedric Glover, the mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, went to Washington, D.C. to plead his case for the sale of Hummer to Tengzhong. The only thing is, we& read more
The Truth Comes Out regarding the “Public Option”
Matt's Meditations | October 24th 2009 by matt
So finally the rats are out of the woodwork. After 5 months of prevarication, we see Speaker Pelosi, the President, and Majority Leader Reid all coalescing around what they originally denied three times, which is the Public Option for our national he read more
Obama as Major Major
Matt's Meditations | October 23rd 2009 by matt
In the novel Catch 22, one of the more absurd characters is Major Major, who is promoted from the rank of PFC through the ranks until he is well beyond the Peter Principle’s point of incompetency. The explanation is an IBM machine somewhere bac read more
Going Green Means More Cash For The Tire Industry
Heavy Treaddin' | October 23rd 2009 by Kurt Hartman
Let’s face it folks, the tire industry as a whole is not perceived as environmentally friendly. We’re practical people: The wheel is round, and made of rubber, steel, and oil. This design has worked well since the advent of the steel-belt read more
Hydra raises the bar for Watergate Bay
Business Cornwall | All the Latest Business News in Cornwall | October 23rd 2009 by Aren Grimshaw
Hydra (South West) Ltd, in consultation with Aussie Marquees of Tregony, has developed and manufactured a state of the art decking system for Watergate Bay. The decking will be used as a removable bar area adjacent to the Beach Hut restaurant on the read more
Engineering Services Related to Manufacturing Functions
Info Onlines Blogs | October 23rd 2009 by Allan Young
Engineering services represent one of the largest sections of the industrial world, with an estimated $750 billion worth of value addition per year. These services comprise a vast swathe of design and support services essential for the functioning of read more
Importance of Lists and Timelines for a Proper Plan + Example
Michael Mindes | October 22nd 2009 by Michael Mindes
Maybe, I thought a better use of time would be to just complete the list items rather than write them down. After all, I would do what I wanted, when I wanted to, and care little about the consequences of forgetting something. I guess that is how I read more
BOM: Manufacturing and Engineering
Daily PLM Think Tank | October 22nd 2009 by Oleg Shilovitsky
I’d like to continue discussion about Bill of Materials. I learned a lot from previous posts. Thank you all for excellent comments! For those, who just joining us, these are links on previous posts: BOM: Overstructured, Understructured or Lean read more
A Guide To Buying New Or Used Stair Lifts
Making Your Home More Accessible - Stair Lifts | October 22nd 2009 by Vonne
Buying a home stair lift is a big decision, not to mention a major expense. If you are choosing a stair lift for you or a loved one is a series of points to consider to help you decide between a model of high-priced brand new or second hand cheaper. read more
Domed Decals
Nailed It! | October 21st 2009 by Dave Nail
We make ALL TYPES decals! For example… Domed Decals* Domed Decals have a poured polyurethane coating for a unique, three-dimensional look. Domed decals have a great many applications. Call us with your needs, we are your single manufacturing s read more
Running a Harley-Davidson Union Plant Without Supervisors: Contin…
Learn Sigma | October 21st 2009 by robert thompson
IW Best Plants Conference: Union and Management Partnerships Driving Manufacturing Excellence: Harley-Davidson Motor Company, in conjunction with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) and the United Steel Workers read more
Obama's manufacturing czar agrees with Mao
The Intellectual Redneck | October 21st 2009
Where does President Obama find these people? Ron Bloom, Obama's Manufacturing Czar, is another Mao quoter. read more
Watson Marlow given top rating
Business Cornwall | All the Latest Business News in Cornwall | October 21st 2009 by Aren Grimshaw
Watson Marlow's multi million pound extension A multi million pound extension to pump manufacturer Watson-Marlow has become the first building of its kind in Cornwall to attain BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating – a measure of environmental sustai read more
Development Engineer Manager - PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk
Info Karir | October 20th 2009 by mister popo
PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk - We are the biggest consumer goods company in Indonesia, is currently seeking Indonesia’s young professionals with hight motivation and strong determination for the following positions: Development Engineering Man read more
$785 Billion and All I got was 3,000 Jobs?
Matt's Meditations | October 20th 2009 by matt
There are some scary numbers floating around the internet regarding the jobs created by the President’s Stimulus bill. Some say 3,000 new jobs created. Others have emphasized teaching, police and public sector jobs that have been saved. Any way read more
Precision Manufacturing An Innovative Sector
Lathe Metalworking | October 20th 2009 by Curt
The usual machine shop is a workplace that dates back to a long time ago, it is a place where people carry out activities like construction and repair and mechanical manufacturing. Over time the machine shop has given birth to the workshop, the labor read more
Schmatta, when things were Made in the USA, in NYC.
Behrle NYC | October 20th 2009 by Carla Dawn Behrle
A friend of mine in San Diego Just sent me this link to this HBO Special and I completely missed it! (Doh!) So I will be going home tonight to watch it before tomorrow's Rally at the Big Button & Needle Statue. Thank You Jean for brin read more
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