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		<title><![CDATA[From Lean to Lasting: Making Operational Improvements Stick]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By focusing on the "soft" side of lean and Six Sigma initiatives, leading global companies gain substantial, scalable, and sustainable advantages.      For companies seeking large-scale operational improvements, all roads lead to Toyota. Each year, thousands of executives tour its facilities to learn how lean production—the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Building Better Links in High-Tech Supply Chains]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As high-tech supply chains increase in complexity, they become harder to manage. Collaboration between OEMs, suppliers, and retailers is the answer.      The supply chains of high-tech companies are globe-spanning marvels. Over the past 20 years, looking for ready sources of components, lower-priced labor, and talented...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Freeing Up Cash from Operations]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the economy slows, companies should avoid the impulse to batten down their operations indiscriminately. Taking short-term steps and a balanced view of operations can keep cash flows healthy.      In 1999, a major North American company with 80 regionally oriented divisions launched an effort to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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