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IndustryWeek November 1, 2005 Tonya Vinas	The U.S. Manufacturing Landscape Here is a summary of results from the 2005 IW/MPI Census of Manufacturers that shows while many aspects of the U.S.-based industry have been debated in recent years, two attributes haven't been addressed: it is old and stubborn.
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IndustryWeek May 1, 2006 Patricia Panchak	Editor's Page -- Benchmark To Stay Competitive It's never been easier to participate in - and benefit from - the largest annual study of U.S. manufacturing performances and practices.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2004 George Taninecz	Faster But Not Better Improved manufacturing times don't always result in comparable cost reductions.
IndustryWeek July 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz	Lean Results for Lean Programs: By the Numbers Although many large U.S.-based manufacturers utilize lean techniques, there's a lot of room for improvement.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2004 David Drickhamer	Manufacturers Like Us When asked to identify the focus of their market strategy, Chinese manufacturers listed "high quality" first, followed by innovation, service and support, and low cost. For U.S. manufacturers, innovation straggled in a distant seventh.
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IndustryWeek November 1, 2007 Jonathan Katz	Cost Isn't Everything Best use of lean is when newly available capacity is used to grow business.
IndustryWeek February 1, 2004 George Taninecz	Long-Term Commitments Practices and performances validate world-class manufacturing facilities.
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IndustryWeek November 1, 2005 Tonya Vinas	Skilled Worker Shortage: It's Time To Fix The Kitchen Sink Census data show that manufacturers that don't invest in employees will have higher turnover rates -- at a time when skilled employees are becoming scarcer.
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IndustryWeek March 1, 2004 Tonya Vinas	World-Class Choices Plants on top choose cost-cutting and customer-pleasing applications.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 Jonathan Katz	Continuous Improvement Technology Market To Double Manufacturers adopt programs that fit their lean initiatives.
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IndustryWeek October 1, 2003	Lessons Learned IndustryWeek's 2003 Best Plants winners deliver practical advice about how to excel.
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IndustryWeek April 1, 2006 Jonathan Katz	A Balanced Approach Manufacturers may find success with a mix of domestic and offshore suppliers.
IndustryWeek September 1, 2004 George Taninecz	All Systems Grow Manufacturers across the country say that growth is underway, and expectations for the future are positive.
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IndustryWeek September 1, 2007 Jill Jusko	Accounting For Lean Tastes Manufacturers are showing growing support for lean accounting, which proponents say more accurately reflects activities of a lean organization.
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Food Engineering June 1, 2009 Joyce Fassl	Editor's Note: Embrace Flexible Manufacturing The economic crisis in the US has many believing the food industry will undergo major changes in the next few years, but the jury is still out on how those changes will take form.
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HBS Working Knowledge October 22, 2007 Julia Hanna	Bringing 'Lean' Principles to Service Industries In terms of operations and improvements, the service industries in general are a long way behind manufacturing.
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