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Boyd Coleman is the manufacturing manager with Karl’s Event Rental.  Karl's was responsible for the construction of over a million square feet of tent at the Vancouver Winter Olympics currently underway including a 50,000 square foot tent being used by the athletes as a dining hall.

Supply interruption.

It is a phrase that can send an executive into a panic.  Supply interruption can force a company to make a budget crippling and profit killing decisions.  If direct materials are involved, let me give you some advice;

Don't panic.

In last Wednesday's State of the Union address, President Obama indicated intentions for a spending freeze in 2011.  Large government programs like Social Security would not be

The evolution of the automotive industry is happening before our eyes.

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.

(Today's content is brought to you by Jeremy Brofford, Packaging procurement manager at Wendy's International.  Jeremy has substantial hands on supply chain experience on both the practitioner and consulting sides of the business. DL)

MFG.com has authored a petition to the President of the United States and Congress advocating a clear direction and  comprehensive policy for the manufacturing industry in the U.S.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of e-mailing back and forth with Tony Haynes of the National Center for Manufacturing Science.  The NCMS recently received a record 7th Department of Defense technology award for developing a sup