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Boeing: The Turning Point(s)

The Lean Thinker

With the justification aside, they next had us go through exercises calculating net present value and ROI for a hypothetical capital investment in tooling – as though a shop floor supervisor would do this at any point in the course of their job. But all of this was 2002. One of them was the Boeing 737 moving line.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Public Perception of & A Brief Timeline of Moments from the American Manufacturing Industry

GlobalTranz

The following is a timeline of key American Manufacturing Industry Moments & Innovations up to present day. Manufacturing Enterprise Integration Act of 2002. Manufacturing Enterprise Integration Act of 2002 was enacted to develop the foundations for a Smart Manufacturing infrastructure and approach. .

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Want to Succeed at a Large Firm? Become an Entrepreneur

Logistics Viewpoints

Tymon started at Jabil in 2002, after earning a degree in Industrial Engineering from Tecnológico de Monterrey. A lot of effort by our people went into creating this proposal and presenting it to the customer,” Ms. Manufacturing occurs at over 115 sites around the world. Tymon said. Many details had to be ironed out.

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PODCAST: Modern Courier Delivery Compliance Considerations: Understanding SOX and SOC Compliance

The Logistics of Logistics

As a result, data security and compliance have become a critical component of logistics operations, although implementing adequate controls can present numerous challenges in these complex networks.

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Still Think Dangerous Goods is Just Paperwork and Labels?

Talking Logistics

The prosecution was brought by [the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority] under the air navigation (dangerous goods) regulations 2002. In my keynote presentation at the conference, I made the case that DG professionals need to adopt a broader and more strategic answer to “What business are you in?”

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Implementation of Racking at Swedish Sports Warehouse

Logistics Business Magazine

MM Sports, based in Gothenburg, Sweden, has stood out in the market since its beginnings in 2002, offering a wide range of products from sportswear through to high quality supplements. The project at the new warehouse of MM Sports presented specific challenges which were addressed with adapted solutions.

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SEKO Logistics Targets Further Growth and Expansion in 2018

Logistics Manager

Mr. Gagne became president of SEKO in January last year; he replaced Mr. Wascher who had been president and CEO since 2002. James Gagne President of SEKO Logistics will also assume the additional role of CEO.