Daily News For March 11, 2009 ADVERTISEMENT Get visibility into how your workforce impacts productivity and profitability You get what you measure. Although manufacturers track time and attendance, they seldom have a method of measuring or understanding how the actions of the labor force directly influence profitability. Download this white paper on Overall Labor Effectiveness (OLE), a Kronos-developed key performance indicator that measures your workforce. Today's Daily News Hewlett Packard to Create 500 Jobs in Ireland Company will expand its global service desk operation Click to continue 'World's Largest' Counterblow Forging Hammer Delivered New machine will produce unit crankshafts, large flanges, aerospace components Click to continue Long-term Confidence Moderates A new Global Logistics Business Confidence Index moderates in the long term, but remains low. Click to continue Conveyor Orders Up Slightly in January The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association reported an increase of 7% in its January index of booked orders from the December 2008 index. Click to continue Foundry Web Forum Come visit the Foundry Management & Technology Forums The FM&T Community forums are a venue to raise, respond to, and debate the relevant issues facing and influencing metalcasting mangement, operations, and technology. In addition to a free ranging discussion forum there is also a blog by FM&T editor Robert Brooks. The Secret is Out "We haven't heard much about 'card check' lately. That's the acronym for the Employee Free Choice Act, a bold revision of federal labor laws that will..." Click to continue It's not Easy Being... Realistic "In the previous post I cracked on the notion of 'green jobs'..." Click to continue Just Get Out "Anyone who's not familiar with the long struggle by Pacific Steel Castings to keep its Berkeley, CA, neighbors happy, and to stay in business, will at least know the theme of the story: there's no pleasing those people. Environmental activists are driven..." Click to continue Participate in this and other discussions at community.foundrymag.com. Manufacturing Poll Are above-the-line business taxes (sales taxes, use taxes, property taxes) negatively impacting your business? Yes, high negative impact Yes, moderate negative impact No negative impact Don't know Vote now at http://www.industryweek.com. After you have voted, discuss this topic in the forums. See the results of the last poll: How has the recession affected your company's plans for capital spending in 2009? Miss an Issue? See our newsletter archives. PRODUCED BY Click on any of the above logos to visit the producing sites.

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