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- a building or set of buildings housing workers and equipment for the sole purpose of manufacturing goods, often on a large scale
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- Graco Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator instructions. And our first question is from the line of Kevin Maczka with BB&T Capital Markets. Please go ahead. Kevin Maczka – BB&T Capital Markets Good morning, everyone. Pat McHale Good morning, Kevin. Kevin Maczka – BB&T Capital Markets Pat, I guess first on...
- Earnings calls 2009-10-22
- A New Method to Determine the Tool Count of Semiconductor Factory Using FABSIM
- This paper describes an efficient heuristic to determine the tool count using the compact fab simulator FabSim Interactive. A combination of the Simulated Annealing algorithm and the knowledge of toolset usage, which is gained by repeated simulation of the factory, results in a fast approach. There are no restrictions concerning...
- White papers 2004-11-11
- Applied Materials, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from James Covello – Goldman Sachs. James Covello – Goldman Sachs My first question would be on the DRAM segment and Mike you referenced in the beginning that you think coming out of the other side of...
- Earnings calls 2008-11-12
- Pericom Semiconductor Corporation F2Q09 (Qtr End 12/27/08) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. We’ll have our first question from Jim Larkins with Wasatch Advisors. Jim Larkins - Wasatch Advisors Hello Alex. Could you just review the investments in Asia both the minority investment that you have there as well as your plans for a new plant that you’re...
- Earnings calls 2009-02-03
- Venezuela to Pfizer: "Nice Factory Ya Got Here. Be a Shame if Anything Happened to It."
- Pity poor Pfizer as it tries to perform a simple operations consolidation between two factories in Venezuela. The government just demanded $17 million in back taxes after auditing the company, and is threatening to seize and nationalize one of its factories in "a few days." Pfizer has offered to sell...
- Blog posts 2009-08-27
- Clean Energy Creates U.S. Jobs
- Factory workers in Windsor, Colo. gain employment by making wind turbines for a Danish company. Jeff Glor reports.
- Videos 2009-03-27
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- Factory Built Housing
- The concept of factory-built housing isn't new. Today, even conventional site-built homes are using an increasing amount of factory-assembled components. Roof and floor trusses, pre-hung doors and windows, modular cabinets and fiberglass bath and shower units are standard prefab items. Because factory-built houses are built all or partly within factory...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- CHINA: LG SETS UP MICROWAVE OVEN FACTORY IN CHINA.(LG Electronics)(Brief Article)
- LG Electronics, the South Korean consumer electronics giant, has opened a US$230 million microwave oven factory in Tianjin in northern China. The company started to construct the factory in March 2001. The factory has the capacity to produce 10 milli LG Electronics, the South Korean consumer...
- Research articles 2002-05-19
- KUWAIT: PLASTIC PIPES FACTORY RECEIVED ISO AWARD.(Brief Article)
- According to Al-Qabas newspaper (January 16, 2000), the director general of the Plastic Pipes Manufacturing Factory, Ms. Samia Amarneh, said that the Plastic Pipes Manufacturing Factory is the first Gulf factory to receive the ISO 9002 International According to Al-Qabas newspaper (January 16, 2000), the...
- Research articles 2000-02-16
- New factory designed to smoke the competition: British American Tobacco (BAT)-Vinataba Joint Venture Ltd this week opened a new factory in the southern province of Dong Nai. Peter Hong, chairman of the joint venture, talked with Nguyen Hong about the deta
- Could you give us some background information on the new factory, and tell us why this factory is the most modern in the ASEAN region? This factory is a major part of BAT-Vinataba joint venture, designed to manufacture cut rag tobacco for local consumption and export. The factory...
- Research articles 2004-11-15
- Oneida to close Buffalo China factory, other facilities.(Ceramics In The News)
- Oneida Ltd. has decided to close five factory sites because of substantial negative manufacturing variances. The affected locations include the Buffalo China dinnerware factory and decorating facility in Buffalo, N.Y.; a dinnerware factory in Juarez, Mexico; a flatware factory in Toluca, Mexico; a hollowware factory in...
- Research articles 2004-01-01
- Vestas closes Isle of Wight wind turbine blade factory
- 12-08-09 Over four hundred workers at the Vestas wind turbine operations on the Isle of Wight and Southampton were dismissed today (August 12) as the company closed its only UK manufacturing facilities. The Danish company said that it was ceasing its blade production activities following more than three months of...
- News items 2009-08-12
- Factory Logic Announces Enhanced Release That Delivers Expanded Lean Production Management Capabilities; Integrated Production Leveling, Supermarket, and Supplier Kanban Tools Provide Powerful Solution for Demand-Driven Manufacturers
- AUSTIN, Texas -- Factory Logic, the leading provider of Lean solutions that meet the needs of the customer demand-driven factory, today announced an enhanced release, 5.4, of its Factory LogicTM Lean Operations Suite. Factory Logic's integrated Lean software solution is designed from the ground up to support demand-driven production scheduling...
- Research articles 2005-11-15
- And last, but not least, the trade publication Process and Control Today reports from the UK that Unilever Ice Cream and Frozen Food of Lowestoft was presented with the Deloitte Factory of the Year trophy at the Best Factory Awards ceremony in London on N
- And last, but not least, the trade publication Process and Control Today reports from the UK that Unilever Ice Cream and Frozen Food of Lowestoft was presented with the Deloitte Factory of the Year trophy at the Best Factory Awards ceremony in London And last, but...
- Research articles 2004-11-20
- IT FACTORY and TechTarget.com`s SearchDomino.com to host live online event with Jeff Papows on "Collaborative e-Business" - 5 October 2000; Former CEO of Lotus and IT FACTORY Board Member, Jeff Papows, to talk on the need for collaborative techn
- M2 PRESSWIRE-3 October 2000-IT FACTORY: IT FACTORY and TechTarget.com`s SearchDomino.com to host live online event with Jeff Papows on "Collaborative e-Business" - 5 October 2000; Former CEO of Lotus and IT FACTORY Board Member, Jeff Papows, to talk on the need for collaborative...
- Research articles 2000-10-03
- IT FACTORY appoints Chief Financial Officer; Brings former CFO of NASDAQ-listed company onto executive team; Former senior financial executive with Renaissance worldwide key player in IT FACTORY's plan for continued growth and acquisition.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-27 March 2000-IT FACTORY: IT FACTORY appoints Chief Financial Officer; Brings former CFO of NASDAQ-listed company onto executive team; Former senior financial executive with Renaissance worldwide key player in IT FACTORY's plan for continued growth and acquisition C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...
- Research articles 2000-03-27
- IT FACTORY wins "Collaborative Solution of the Year" award in Microsoft's Worldwide Awards Program; IT FACTORY named Global Winner, alongside Accenture and Compaq, for Innovative Microsoft Exchange 2000-Based Solution for Deloitte & Touche.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-25 July 2001-IT FACTORY: IT FACTORY wins "Collaborative Solution of the Year" award in Microsoft's Worldwide Awards Program; IT FACTORY named Global Winner, alongside Accenture and Compaq, for Innovative Microsoft Exchange 2000-Based Solution for Deloitte & Touche C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ...
- Research articles 2001-07-25
- Cheese factory future still undecided.(Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd.'s Tua Marina cheese factory )(Brief Article)
- Feb 09, 2005 (Food Industry Week NZ - ABIX via COMTEX) Fonterra's Tua Marina cheese factory in New Zealand was destroyed by fire in August 2004. The factory, purchased by Fonterra in 2001, was capable of processing up to 330,000 litres of milk per day....
- Research articles 2005-02-09
- Nova Development announces release of Greeting Card Factory and Greeting Card Factory Deluxe; World leader in clip art launches new products in the UK.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-29 March 2001-NOVA DEVELOPMENT: Nova Development announces release of Greeting Card Factory and Greeting Card Factory Deluxe; World leader in clip art launches new products in the UK C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:29032001 Nova Development UK Ltd., the developer...
- Research articles 2001-03-29
- GM delays Volt engine factory
- DETROIT - General Motors Corp., anxiously awaiting a government loan so it can continue operations into 2009 said Wednesday it will halt one of its most important projects to save money should a Washington bailout fall through. The cash-strapped automaker is putting the breaks on the construction of a factory...
- News items 2009-08-07
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