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		<title><![CDATA[Matt Johnson Q&A: How to Price High Tech in Bad Times]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the lemming-like constants of business is that when times turn bad, many companies immediately figure that since they aren't making much anyway, they'll drop their prices. It sounds crazy when you state it so simply, but if you've been around for longer than a couple of business cycles,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:58:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Contract manufacturer Parfum d'Image says its full year net income rose 25% in 2007 to hit 3m [euro].(FINANCIAL NEWS)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6502/is_200801/ai_n26093267]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[* Contract manufacturer Parfum d'lmage says its full year net  income rose 25% in 2007 to hit 3m [euro]. The company is changing its  name on 31 ...  * Contract manufacturer Parfum d'lmage says its full year net  income rose 25% in 2007 to hit 3m...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Accurate forecasts are essential.(Stratex Networks)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paul E. Teague       You've heard of business-to-business companies and  business-to-consumer companies. This is a story about a  business-to-country company.       Stratex Networks develops, products to enable development of  complex communications n    Paul E....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC - Trading Update.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5937/is_200603/ai_n23959894]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Embargoed Release: 07:00hrs Wednesday 8th March 2006                             BLOCK SHIELD CORPORATION PLC           ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Controlling outside costs: Teradyne is lowering materials costs--both internally and its suppliers.(Teradyne)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3381/is_200503/ai_n15079525]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Most electronics OEMS outsource the bulk of their manufacturing to  electronics contract manufacturers to reduce labor cost. While most OEMs  succeed in lowering labor costs by using contract manufacturers, there  is a downside. Sometimes, the OEMs al    Most electronics OEMS outsource the bulk of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Contract Manufacturing: Realizing the Potential]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=149976]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Businesses today thrive by focusing on what they do best and leaving the rest to others. Contract manufacturing seems to fit neatly into this practice. In addition to allowing companies to focus on core competencies, contract manufacturers offer numerous other advantages over in-house manufacturing, including lower costs, flexibility, access to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JDS Uniphase gets the most out of contract manufacturing.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3237/is_200402/ai_n7926338]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[JDS UNIPHASE JDSU makes components for fiber-optic  communications, including transmitters, receivers, and amplifiers. Based  in San Jose, Calif., the company out-sources production to a half-dozen  contract manufacturers in the U.S., Mexico, Singap    JDS UNIPHASE JDSU makes components for fiber-optic  communications, including transmitters, receivers,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Contract Manufacturer Drives Down Costs,]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=55391]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A leading global contract manufacturer, focused on delivering operational services to high-tech companies, needed to take advantage of vendor-managed inventory VMI postponement and optimal fulfillment solutions to stay competitive in its low-margin manufacturing marketplace. USCO Logistics, a leading provider of integrated supply chain management solutions, was chosen to implement a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Biotech Companies and Contract Manufacturing: Regulatory Pitfalls and Commercial Solutions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=67445]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Early-stage biotechnology and medical device companies are typically dependent upon contract manufacturers to assist them with launching their products. Contract manufacturers provide the resources and expertise that enable production without the prohibitive cost of capital investment in equipment and labor. They do not, however, provide a means for a company...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Report: contract manufacturers will gain bigger share of handset production market.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4962/is_200210/ai_n18161463]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON -- Contract manufacturers will make 26 percent of all  handsets worldwide, a number that will likely grow to 38 percent in 2007  as first and second-tier handset vendors seek lower costs, production  flexibility and economies of scale, accordin    BOSTON -- Contract manufacturers will...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Swift acoustic inspection rescues BGAs. (Case in Point).]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4709/is_200210/ai_n17279059]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[When a contract manufacturer discovers that the heat of the reflow  process is causing damage to IC packages, the hunt begins for the root  cause of the problem -- which could be in any of numerous earlier  process steps. In the case of the damage occur ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Get more from contract manufacturers: If you use your CM for manufacturing only, you're missing a bet. New logistics and inventory services abound. (Supply chain management).(Celestica )]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3381/is_200111/ai_n8120232]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, customers have been expecting contract  manufacturers CMs to expand their manufacturing capabilities. More  recently, there has been an additional expectation to expand their  supply chain management expertise. For example, many cus    In recent years, customers have been expecting contract  manufacturers...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Who holds the inventory?(build-to-order management requires someone to have inventory in stock)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3381/is_200104/ai_n8125797]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Buyers at contract manufacturers find they need to manage a  supply-chain balancing act with build to order.       Dell Computer is perhaps the best known build-to-order OEM. The  company has popularized the notion of build to order BTO, and other   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US slowdown will not affect Cisco's local operations: MD, BUSINESS TIMES]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5556/is_200104/ai_n21955083]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Business Times Malaysia    04-03-2001    CISCO Systems Inc, the world's leading supplier of Internet networking  equipment, is confident that its Malaysian operation will not be affected  by the US economic slowdown.    Cisco Systems Malaysia Sdn Bh  Business Times Malaysia...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2001 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Solectron.(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3381/is_200011/ai_n8120260]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Solectron's acquisition binge is not over. The number-one  contract manufacturer says it will purchase the outstanding shares of  NatSteel Electronics, ...    Solectron's acquisition binge is not over. The number-one  contract manufacturer says it will purchase the outstanding shares of  NatSteel Electronics, the sixth-largest...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Outsourcing deal sends signal to molders.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5258/is_200010/ai_n20347726]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OAK BROOK, ILL. -- When Johnson & Johnson's Lifescan unit  switched the complete manufacturing of its glucose monitoring system to  electronics manufacturing giant Flextronics International Ltd. less than  a year ago, it sent shock waves through the  OAK BROOK, ILL. -- When Johnson & Johnson's Lifescan...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Collaborating commerce for your benefit, BUSINESS TIMES]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5556/is_200008/ai_n21953236]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Business Times Malaysia    08-29-2000    IN MY last article, I talked about how today's businesses need to be able  to anticipate and react to change.      As seen from the Palm story, business today is shifting from being  product-driven...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[More OEMs sell facilities to contract manufacturers.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3381/is_199905/ai_n13117801]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The move by contract manufacturers to acquire the manufacturing  facilities of original equipment manufacturers shows no signs of  abating. Flextronics International says it will purchase Ericsson's  Visby, Sweden operations and Solectron is acquiring    The move by contract manufacturers to acquire the manufacturing  facilities...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 1999 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SCI Soars From Space Program to Lead Market - SCI Systems is world's leading commercial contract manufacturer - Company Business and Marketing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EKF/is_2258_45/ai_54068102]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Huntsville, Ala. - SCI Systems has grown from its sixties roots as a military supplier primarily serving the space program and other aerospace activities to become the world's leading commercial contract manufacturer, helping define the business. Its revenues are currently running at a $7 billion level. "We are an electronic...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 1999 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GUADALAJARA ATTRACTING MANUFACTURERS.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5258/is_199812/ai_n20343071]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The industrial world of Guadalajara has a concentration of firms  known as contract manufacturers, and more arrive regularly in the busy  Mexican city.    Typically, these firms have grown from origins as makers of circuit  boards and other customized e  The industrial world of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 1998 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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