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		<title><![CDATA[Manufacturing Companies See Significant Benefits With ERP Enterprise Resource Planning Software]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1090617]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[With a structured implementation of their ERP, enterprise resource planning software solutions, manufacturing companies are seeing big results within a six month timeframe. ERP system integration with companies have a big impact on businesses as they touch every department and technology application in the organization which can be very disruptive...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Technical Due Diligence To Manage Risk Prior To Acquisition In Malaysia]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1164549]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SGS enabled a reputable automotive dealer in the Middle East to make well-founded decisions prior to the acquisition of a Malaysian automotive brake pad manufacturing company by providing Technical Due Diligence. A reputable automotive dealer in the Middle East selected SGS to carry out Technical Due Diligence to provide the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spatial Agglomeration, Technology And Outsourcing Of Knowledge Intensive Business Services.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=321518]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Aim of this paper is to explore the main drivers of outsourcing of knowledge intensive business services by Italian manufacturing firms. While anecdotal and empirical evidence has emphasized labor cost and scale economies as behind firms' choices to outsource production or service activities, here the authors focus on spatial agglomeration...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HP Business Process Outsourcing For Discrete Manufacturing Companies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=316801]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Discrete manufacturing companies in the aerospace, automotive, engineering and construction, industrial, high tech, and electronics industries are grappling with an accelerated pace of business change and increasingly demanding customers. With companies facing pressures to grow and increase profitability, their focus should be on strengthening core capabilities - product development and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BenQ posts profit on declining sales.(News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Manufacturing giant BenQ Corp. posted $24 million in net income  during the first six months of this year. The company's sales  dropped, however, due to competition in its various electronics  businesses.      Manufacturing giant BenQ Corp. posted $24 million in net income ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Contract manufacturing firm Pemstar recently received its second Supplier Performance Award from network solutions provider Ciena Corp.(Kudos)(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3381/is_200406/ai_n8118102]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Contract manufacturing firm Pemstar recently received its second  Supplier Performance Award from network solutions provider Ciena Corp.  ...    Contract manufacturing firm Pemstar recently received its second  Supplier Performance Award from network solutions provider Ciena Corp.  Criteria for the award include flexibility and responsiveness,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Improving Performance In Integrated Product Development]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=321548]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[After years of rightsizing, reengineering and a focus on efficiency in factory operations, manufacturing companies are looking for new core competencies that can provide differentiation and competitive advantage. This paper summarizes a framework for exploring these questions and assessing product development maturity. Based on benchmarking studies of the integrated product...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Managing Service Parts For Greater Customer Loyalty And Profits]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=73574]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Senior executives of progressive manufacturing companies see the diamond in the rough. They are starting to pay more attention to service parts because its profit potential is already proven and its downstream revenue potential is under appreciated and under developed. They also recognize how service parts performance can be a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EVA For Small Manufacturing Companies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=82447]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[From the executive summary: ‘The paper explores Economic Value Added EVA as a performance measurement tool for small manufacturing companies. Advantages and disadvantages of using EVA over traditional performance measurement tools such as sales, revenues, earnings, operating profit, profit after tax, and profit margin are investigated. The EVA calculation using...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[USA: COLF'S MANUFACTURING AWARDED CONTRACT IN SUPPORT OF AIR FORCE.(Army and foreign military also benefit)(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6465/is_200208/ai_n25809247]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[DoD Colf's Manufacturing Company Inc., Hartford, Conn., was  awarded a $18,468,365.60 undefinitized contracting action for 25,764 M4  carbine and 300 M4A1 carbine, in support of the U. S. Air Force, U. S.  Army and foreign military sales countries on   DoD Colf's Manufacturing Company Inc., Hartford,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Does ISO 9000 Give a Quality Emphasis Advantage?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56116]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This research examines the relative importance attached, by the chief executives of 93 service and 112 manufacturing organizations. The analysis finds evidence that the emphasis on quality increases in service firms with higher QCert value scores, so as to provide a greater balance between internal and external dimensions of quality....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Honeywell Drastically Cuts Its Profit Forecast.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200012/ai_n22498076]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dec. 12--Manufacturing giant Honeywell last night said it expects  fourth-quarter earnings per share to fall well below current analyst  expectations.    Dec. 12--Manufacturing giant Honeywell last night said it expects  fourth-quarter earnings per share to fall well below current analyst  expectations.  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Following the leaders.(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3002/is_200012/ai_n7868439]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The world's best-performing manufacturing companies produced a  return on assets and sales of more than twice the average of other  companies, according to the findings of a study conducted by management  consulting firm A.T. Kearney. "We set out    The world's best-performing manufacturing companies produced...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2000 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AP, Bayer Cited for Safety.(Air Products & Chemicals Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4250/is_200008/ai_n13311467]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AMERICAN CHEMISTRY Council ACC named Air Products & Chemicals  Inc. as the safest large chemical manufacturing company in the US in  1999. Bayer Corporation was named the second-safest large ...    AMERICAN CHEMISTRY Council ACC named Air Products & Chemicals  Inc. as the safest large...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SAP.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4695/is_200008/ai_n17396703]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The eighth annual Top 100 software list compiled by Cahners'  Manufacturing Systems magazine ranks Oracle as the number-one  applications vendor to manufacturing companies for 1999. It is the first  time the Redwood ...    The eighth annual Top 100 software list compiled by Cahners' ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Business stays bullish on capital spending, investing 9.4% more in '95.(Commerce Department forecast)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3292/is_199511/ai_n7991898]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[American businesses say they will spend 9.4% more on new plant and  equipment this year than they did in 1994. This forecast comes from a  U.S. Commerce Department survey done this summer. Manufacturing firms  will invest a whopping 26.1% more in 1995 t  American businesses say...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 1995 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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