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9 Ways To Fail On MFG.com - And On The Web
Jan 25 2010 - 3:31pm
Whether or not you're a supply-side member of MFG.com, successfully marketing your manufacturing business online takes a combination of patience, persistence and knowing what to expect. Like any...

You Have To Stay In Touch
Jan 23 2010 - 8:46pm
Why don't most small- and mid-sized manufacturers (SMMs) follow-up with prospects encountered online? It almost seems like a myth - we encounter so many shops and plants with no e-mail or newsletter...

MFG.com Webinar: Hidden Cost Drivers in the Sourcing Process
Jan 21 2010 - 7:07pm
This morning, MFG.com's David Landsman gave a great presentation to the online throngs covering many topics for procurement and manufacturing professionals. Among the highlights: What are hidden...

Sauder Is Latest To Move Manufacturing Back To U.S.
Jan 20 2010 - 8:45pm
Sauder, an Ohio-based manufacturer of home and office furniture, has recently announced that it is returning once-outsourced work to the U.S. MOJO hates to say we told you so, but WE TOLD YOU SO....

Of Teddy Bears and Offshoring
Jan 18 2010 - 6:41pm
Over at Evolving Excellence, Kevin has dropped a great post that describes the recent outsourcing and repatriation-of-work experiences of Steiff, the venerable stuffed animal manufacturer. Karl...

Lessons for Manufacturing from Dr. Martin Luther King
Jan 18 2010 - 5:09pm
It's MLK Day in the U.S. It seems fitting and right to look for inspiration and instruction from this leader to apply to our own redefinition as an industry.  This is meant by no means to compare the...

The Automotive Supply Chain-Glass Half-Full
Jan 16 2010 - 12:49am
The evolution of the automotive industry is happening before our eyes. Jason Busch wrote about the failing automotive supply chain today on Spend Matters.  It is an excellent piece and points out two...

ShopRats, Ed Begley and Jay Leno
Jan 15 2010 - 11:11pm
We just had to pass along this video from those most righteous groove units of manufacturing mojo at ShopRats.org. It seems that some ShopRats participated in the building of a wind turbine that was...

Haiti Needs Help
Jan 14 2010 - 4:25pm
God knows, we all have our issues. And manufacturing in the U.S. (and around the world) is at crossroads on a number of issues. There's a lot on our plates. But chances are, if you're reading this,...

Sourcing steel components in 2010? Now might be the best time!
Jan 14 2010 - 12:59am
There are a many reasons to be optimistic about manufacturing in 2010.  Keeping tabs as closely as I do on the manufacturing world signs are good all over. GM might reopen some plants. Bloomberg is...

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