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NJMEP ROI Impact
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 Since 2001 our customers have realized cost savings of more than $99 million and more than $559 million in increased and retained sales….
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Leadership Quick Tips
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Manufacturing Matters Archives
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USG Goes Lean and Offers Plant Tour in September
United States Gypsum Company (USG) is the world's leading producer of gypsum wallboard, joint compound, and a vast array of related products for the construction and remodeling industries.....In July 2008, USG hosted a reception to recognize the progress of their Lean Transformation program and celebrate their accomplishments to date.
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International and Cross-Border Transactions
Some Basics of the CISG
by Steven M. Richman, Esq.
The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (“CISG”) establishes a comprehensive code of legal rules governing the formation of contracts for the international sale of goods, the obligations of the buyer and seller, remedies and for breach of contract.
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Too Much Inventory - The Quiet Killer
www.pierian.net
by Joan S. Adams
Inventory is the very heart of many businesses – and much like the human heart – it stays healthy when you maintain a low-fat diet. If small businesses had diseases – excess inventory would be one of the more deadly. So why is it that so many companies build up and maintain ridiculous amounts of inventory?
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U.S. Container Exports Still Dominated by Junk - Scrap Paper, Scrap Metal, and Bulk Commodities
Reprinted from Manufacturing News
The United States continued its years' long trend of exporting scrap paper and commodities, while importing orders of magnitude greater amounts of high value-added manufactured goods. In 2007, U.S. retail giants, Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot and Sears were the four largest importers of ocean freight containers, at 720,000, 435,000, 365,300, and 248,600 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs), respectively, according to data compiled by the Port Import/Export Reporting Service (PIERS) run by the Journal of Commerce.
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NJMEP Events
Throughout the year, NJMEP hosts events that provide valuable information to New Jersey's manufacturers. In the next few months we are delivering three different types of Lean workshops. In addition, we are presenting business seminars where you can explore new business concepts and dine with NJMEP. We are also offering a series on energy cost management.
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About NJMEP
New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc. (NJMEP) is a not-for-profit organization charged with assisting New Jersey's small- and medium-sized manufacturers to become more productive, profitable, and globally competitive. Our Field Agents can work with you and your organization to identify opportunities to improve business or help you develop an opportunity that you have already identified. There are 75 other Manufacturing Extension Programs (MEP's) with locations in every state and Puerto Rico. NJMEP can draw on this national pool of expertise to solve problems here in New Jersey or at your facilities nationwide.
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