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Articles in May, 2006 issue of Industry Week

• Meeting at the crossdock: Eastman Kodak extends lean to its logistics operations.(REDUCING INVENTORY)
  by Katz, Jonathan
• Retaining knowledge and expertise: an aging workforce has manufacturers rethinking the roles of the boomer generation.(WORKFORCE SHORTAGE)
  by Purdum, Traci
• Chrysler's winning formula: hot cars + flexibility.(REBUILDING U.S. MANUFACTURING)(Company overview)
  by Teresko, John
• 9 lives and counting: in its latest version, MRP is one of several tools used for capacity and materials planning.(REPLENISHMENT & SCHEDULING)(material requirements planning software)
  by Bartholomew, Doug
• Managing quality's future: the new focus: broadening quality agendas to maximize innovation, says the American Society for Quality, now celebrating 60 years.(MAXIMIZING INNOVATION)
  by Teresko, John
• Economic insight.(manufacturing production, capacity and employment)(Brief article)
  by McClenahen, John S.
• New home for SeeChain.(Teradata Corp. acquires SeeCommerce (Palo Alto, California))(Brief article)
  by Jusko, Jill
• Energy without a net: the August 2003 blackout showed manufacturers the havoc a widespread power failure can wreak, yet nearly three years later many would face the same consequences were the lights to go out again.(OPERATIONS)
  by Jusko, Jill
• Rigid to flexible automation.(MAXIMIZING INNOVATION)(DaimlerChrysler AG. Chrysler Group)(Brief article)
  by Teresko, John
• Rx: the market: with real wages for workers weakening, the case for market decisions determining health care becomes stronger.(ON THE ECONOMY)
  by Evans, Michael K.
• Dragon racing: China poised to pass U.S. in manufactured exports.(TRADE)
  by McClenahen, John S.
• Gateway for new medicines: Pfizer Inc. consolidates its St. Louis-area R&D operations for greater collaboration.(ST. LOUIS)(Pharmacia Corp.)
  by Katz, Jonathan
• Moving beyond 'make-to-stock': how Swagelok Co. became more than a manufacturer and began solving problems for customers.(3 QUICK QUESTIONS)(Interview)
  by Vinas, Tony
• Big China's build out: so extensive is the building and rebuilding of infrastructure in China that the construction crane has become the state bird, quips one U.S. executive. But he and China are serious. From constructing airports and roads to providing
  by McClenahen, John S.
• Evans full of hoo-ha.(Letter to the editor)
  by Hoverson, Lynne
• Benchmark to stay competitive.(manufacturing companies)(Editorial)
  by Panchak, Patricia
• Leadership lessons from Willy Loman.(Questions of Character)(Brief article)(Book review)
  by McClenahen, John S.
• Customers we love to hate: moochers, freeloaders and others for whom we just can't do ... too little.(BRANDT ON LEADERSHIP)(Capstone Screw, DNR Motors and Bloat-Mart)
  by Brandt, John R.
• Reader feels railroaded.(Letter to the editor)
  by Hamberger, Edward R.
• Smart decision.(IW CONFERENCE)