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      <title><![CDATA[How to get from ABC to ERP]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ If all of the letters and acronyms associated with software systems have you confused, don't worry, you are not alone. More readers than would like to admit are wondering what the heck (WTH) all...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why lean manufacturing won't make you rich &mdash; Part II]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Every business always has the same goal: to become world-class through everyday changes by meeting the needs of demanding customers who will become more demanding, all in a constantly evolving...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Older than Oscar]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If an image is not displayed, click the hyperlinked figure number to view it.   Figure 1Irwin Seating Co. has been seating audiences, including those in Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, for a...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[On the cusp of recovery]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[During a conference presentation, Richard Kallage pointed to a slide depicting a simple timeline, something that perhaps drove so many to 2009's largest North American metal fabrication, forming, and...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Creating a time analysis to measure shop floor efficiency]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If an image is not displayed, click the hyperlinked figure number to view it.    As a management consultant, I visit shops like these quite frequently. One shop had decided to set up a mini service...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Getting the SPA treatment]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If an image is not displayed, click the hyperlinked figure number to view it.   Figure 1A gas-saver flowmeter regulator can help minimize gas waste.  Appearance counts heavily when it comes to...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[10 steps to successful value stream mapping]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If an image is not displayed, click the hyperlinked figure number to view it.    Value stream mapping (VSM), as defined by the Lean Enterprise Institute, is a simple diagram of every step involved in...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The job shop CRM revolution]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As we look forward to coming  out of the current recession, most manufacturers already have chosen a method for  reducing or eliminating costs. In fact, tough times often force companies to  look at...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plasma cutting and how it works]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The  basic technology for plasma cutting has been around for decades. Researchers  and engineers remain focused on increasing cut speed, improving cut quality,  and extending consumable life, while...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Beginning the lean manufacturing journey]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If an image is not displayed, click the hyperlinked figure number to view it.The resume for LAI International, Scottsdale, Ariz., is an impressive read. The company boasts $60 million in annual sales;...]]></description>
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