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Just In Time -- Heroes and Villains With China cast in the role of the arch-villain, the United States needs to start doing something heroic to save manufacturing. 9/1/2008
Just In Time -- Oil and Vinegar The only thing worse than the rising cost of oil is not having enough of it to stay in business. 8/1/2008
Just In Time -- Running On Empty The biggest problem right now isn't the energy crisis, but the lack-of-energy crisis. 7/1/2008
Just In Time -- If Supply Chain Management is the Answer, What's the Question? Supply chain worst practices are becoming an epidemic throughout the industry. 6/1/2008
Just In Time -- A Manufacturer's Litmus Test for Politicians Anybody running for office should be able to respond to these straightforward questions with unambiguous answers. 5/1/2008
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Viewpoint -- More Than Just Earth-Friendly, Going 'Green' a Route To Jobs and Prosperity 'Green' manufacturing, and the technology to support it, can create the required $20-per-hour jobs to sustain a strong middle class. 7/2/2008
Taking the NanoPulse -- Plug in. Turn on. Green up. Could nanotechnology be the ultimate renewable energy? 8/26/2008
Taking the NanoPulse -- The $263 Billion Nano-Question: What's Next? Nanotechnology and the future. There's a certain chemistry, I think. 7/9/2008
Taking the NanoPulse -- The Nano-Doctor Is In Take two nanotechnologies and call me in the morning. 6/16/2008
Taking the NanoPulse -- Hot Nanotechnology. Cool Energy Solutions. Nanotechnology creates thermal solutions to control, conserve and transform energy. 5/7/2008
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Brandt on Leadership -- A Job to Die For What if you were so money that they'd keep paying you even after you're dead? 9/1/2008
Brandt on Leadership -- The Three Keys of Careerism Becoming a highly paid, do-nothing executive isn't as easy as it looks. 8/1/2008
Brandt on Leadership -- The Art of the Excuse Because blame avoidance never goes out of style 7/1/2008
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Brandt on Leadership -- Customer Service From Hell Where 'Sorry' means never having to solve a customer's problem. 5/1/2008
The Competitive Edge -- Globalization Comes Under Siege A rising tide of anti-globalization sentiment could threaten trade-dependent U.S. manufacturers. 7/1/2008
The Competitive Edge -- A Manufacturing To-Do List for the Next President The manufacturing sector could be the engine propelling us out of recession -- but do the candidates recognize that potential? 5/1/2008
The Competitive Edge -- How to Spot the Coming Recovery A reversal of the credit crunch and an increase in the inventory/sales ratio will be early indicators that the economy is getting back on track. 3/1/2008
The Competitive Edge -- Implications of the Falling Dollar on U.S. Manufacturers A weaker dollar makes it easier for foreign investors to acquire key U.S. assets, such as manufacturers. Will the U.S. government intervene? 1/1/2008
The Competitive Edge -- Time to End the Global Gridlock Lack of movement in world trade negotiations could be costing U.S. consumers half a trillion dollars. 11/1/2007
The Key to a Successful Lean Journey? Leadership! Successful lean leaders are disciplined, humble, and excel in four critical roles. 8/26/2008
Continuous Improvement -- What's Continuous Improvement Worth? Focus on how operational excellence can help grow your business while increasing the revenue line. 8/1/2008
Continuous Improvement -- A Better Way of Developing New Products Involve your suppliers and operations people in the product development process at the very earliest stages. 6/1/2008
Continuous Improvement -- What Ever Happened to Respect for People? A successful lean transformation requires a commitment to the people who make it possible. 4/1/2008
Continuous Improvement -- How to Combat the Credit Crunch Manufacturers in search of capital are harvesting the cash that's tied up in their inventories. 2/1/2008
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