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The Four Components of Global Supply Chain Visibility
March 31, 2010 5:34 am | by Niko Michas, President & CEO, BridgeNet Solutions, Inc. | Articles | CommentsOver the years, it has become the norm for companies to go through third party supply chain solutions providers for the technology and tools that make true visibility possible. While this is usually the most cost-effective option for shippers with global logistics networks, it is important to remember that any outside visibility solution is only going to be as cost-effective as your third party is capable of making it if you don’t have direct access to their tools and information.
Get Answers Now. New Fluke 810 Vibration Tester
March 30, 2010 10:33 pm | by Fluke | Videos | CommentsControl unplanned downtime, prevent recurring problems, set repair priorities and manage your resources with an entirely new approach to vibration testing.
Let TKO Impact Your Bottom Line!
March 30, 2010 10:08 am | by TKO Dock Doors | Videos | CommentsWhy spend extra money on dock door maintenance and replacement when you can install the right door the first time? TKO Dock Doors are designed to be impacted, providing you with years of trouble free operation and reliability.
America's Egg Farmers Lend Helping Hand To Local Communities
March 30, 2010 4:53 am | News | CommentsALPHARETTA, GA (PRNewswire) — America's egg farmers are lending a helping hand to their local communities this Easter by teaming up with Feeding America to donate 12 million eggs to food banks across the country. The eggs donations will span approximately 90 cities in 33 states leading up to Easter on April 4.
Hormel Foods Opens New Production Site
March 30, 2010 4:50 am | News | CommentsAUSTIN, Minn. (AP) — Food processor Hormel Foods Corp. is opening a new plant in Dubuque, Iowa, on Wednesday, the first new production facility the company has built in more than 25 years. The 348,000-square-foot, $89 million plant employs about 90 people and could employ up to 300 at maximum capacity.
Tainted Milk Activist Goes On Trial In China
March 30, 2010 4:48 am | News | CommentsBEIJING (AP) — A man who organized a support group for parents of children sickened in one of China's worst food safety scandals pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of inciting social disorder, his lawyer said. Zhao Lianhai was behind a push for greater accountability and compensation for the victims and their families of the 2008 scandal that shocked China.
Foes Of Proposed Bottling Plant Hand In Petitions
March 30, 2010 4:45 am | News | CommentsCASCADE LOCKS, Ore. (AP) — Foes of a proposed Nestle Waters North America bottling plant in Cascade Locks, Ore., on Monday handed state wildlife officials petitions bearing 3,700 signatures of people against the project. Nestle's plan is to tap a nearby spring that supplies an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife hatchery.
U.S. Investigator Hears NY Milk Price Complaints
March 30, 2010 4:43 am | News | CommentsBATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) — The nation's top federal antitrust investigator on Monday assured desperate dairy farmers that the government also wants to know why they are being paid so little for milk when the price shoppers pay in stores is holding steady. At the invitation of U.S. Sen.
Sanderson Farms Planning Expansion
March 30, 2010 4:41 am | News | CommentsLAUREL, Miss. (AP) — Sanderson Farms Inc. says it plans to possibly locate a new $94 million poultry complex near Goldsboro, N.C. that would employ about 1,100 people. The Laurel, Miss.-based company said Monday the plan is contingent on state and local economic incentives, obtaining property and permits and approval of Sanderson Farm lenders of a change to its revolving credit agreement.
The 'Price Is Right' For Economic Recovery
March 30, 2010 4:22 am | by Amanda Earing, News Editor, Manufacturing.net | Articles | CommentsIn good times companies may focus less on indentifying areas that are underperforming because rising tides in profits tend to cover their losses. However, it becomes even more important in a down economy to identify underperformers so you can understand why certain customers or certain product lines might be costing your company money.
The New Linde CRYOLINE® CW (Cryowave) Dual Purpose Freezer
March 29, 2010 6:29 pm | by Linde | Videos | CommentsThe Cryowave freezer is part of the Linde CRYOLINE® family of hygienic freezers. The dual-function Cryowave freezer combines Linde’s industry leading CRYOLINE hygienic tunnel platform with a patented, controllable vibrating system that delivers the highest attainable amount of IQF product.
Chocolate Potpourri Finds Sweet Solution
March 29, 2010 10:56 am | Articles | CommentsAfter experiencing operational inefficiencies, candy store truffle manufacturer Chocolate Potpourri, sought out an affordable ERP solution that offered a single, integrated database providing up-to-the minute, real-time data for manufacturing, distribution and accounting purposes. The right system would enable its Executive team to better forecast and manage overall company operations.
The Crushing Problem Of Student Debt
March 29, 2010 5:33 am | by Mike Collins, Author, Saving American Manufacturing | Articles | CommentsThe American dream has always been about upward mobility and the mantra for the last 50 years has been “Just get a college education.” In the 1950s only 10 percent of workers had bachelor's degrees. Then the mantra kicked in and people flocked to colleges. By 2007 27 percent of the working people had four-year degrees.
Moth Forces Wine Country's Secret Into The Open
March 29, 2010 5:23 am | News | CommentsFRESNO, Calif. (AP) — One of the dirty secrets of California's wine country is now on everyone's lips. Somehow a voracious grape-eating moth has found its way nonstop from Europe to the heart of the Napa Valley, the land of three-figure cabernet. With valuable fruit at risk, the region's fast and loose play with federal agriculture quarantine laws is getting new scrutiny from investigators and researchers.
Farmers Face Off With Chemical Maker Over Rice
March 29, 2010 5:21 am | News | CommentsLONOKE, Ark. (AP) — Researchers at Ghent University in Belgium set out nearly 20 years ago to do what seemed like a good thing for farmers — create a strain of rice that could withstand a popular herbicide that kills weeds in the fields. The scientists were so successful that Bayer CropScience, part of the German chemical giant that makes and markets the Liberty herbicide, eventually bought the company that the university scientists formed.
Salmon Farmers Respond To Criticism
March 29, 2010 5:20 am | News | CommentsCampbell River, BC (BCFSA) — Sometimes complex issues get further confused when only partial information is shared and the full picture is left unclear. Such is the case with Mr. Baker’s story about BC’s salmon farming industry. The story takes quotations out of press releases from both the BC Salmon Farmers Association and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans which focus on economic news pertaining to the industry, and pits them against comments from critics about environmental and regulatory issues.
Let's Talk About CEOs
March 26, 2010 5:37 am | by Joel Hans, Associate Editor, IMPO | Articles | CommentsJoel Hans, Associate Editor, IMPO CEOs are important people, to say the least. They’re the figureheads of some of the world’s biggest entities, entire nations notwithstanding. They get to make the big decisions that either carry a company into our hearts and minds (not to mention wallets), or drive them into bankruptcy.
