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Manufacturing’s Heyday, Again?

By Chris Chiappinelli | Published: November 4, 2009
The bullish economic reports this week singled out manufacturing’s contribution to the recovery. Can you use this time to contribute to your lean efforts?
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Productivity Up, Waste Down?

By Chris Chiappinelli | Published: September 3, 2009
The recession and jittery employers drove waste out of the workplace at a torrid pace in the second quarter of 2009, but is the drive for productivity taking too much of a toll on workers?
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Hire Numbers

By Chris Chiappinelli | Published: May 6, 2009

Large companies have been most aggressive with the layoff ax. I suspect that smaller manufacturers are fighting extra hard to trim costs without resorting to layoffs. I also suspect that these companies will be the ones that help bring our unemployment number down...

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