Daily News For March 23, 2010

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Today's Daily News

Congress Hears Call for Manufacturing Innovation
Industry experts testify, call for shift in priorities toward innovation and advanced manufacturing. Click to continue

BMW to Supply Diesel Engines to Carbon Motors
BMW Group will supply diesel engines, including cooling and exhaust gas systems and automatic transmissions, for the Carbon E7, the specialty automaker’s new police patrol vehicle due to be introduced in 2012. Click to continue

NAM Says Health Care Bil is Bad for Business
Increased cost to business will make it hard for manufacturers to offer generous health benefits, explains industry group. Click to continue

How to Make Everyone Happy in the Supply Chain
A recent study shows that suppliers believe that supply managers who excel at different roles are viewed in a more negative light. Click to continue

Toyota Restructures Material Handling Group
Toyota Industries Corp. is restructuring the management and operations of Toyota Material Handling North America , which includes Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Toyota Material Handling USA Inc. and Raymond Corp. Click to continue

Bill Gates, Toshiba in Early Talks on Nuclear Reactor
TerraPower and Toshiba will develop a compact next-generation reactor that can operate for up to 100 years without refueling to provide emission-free energy. Click to continue

World Steel Output up Sharply in February
U.S. production was up 15% Click to continue

NFPA Releases New Edition of Disaster/Emergency Management Standard
The new edition of NFPA 1600 is a completely revised and reorganized version that includes major changes to the technical requirements and definitions. Click to continue

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Impact of the Global Supply Chain on Inventory
"The global supply chain is inherently a process of many handoffs..." Click to continue

Too Much Freight, Too Little Trucks
"Looking for any best practices..." Click to continue

Obama's Economic Policies Are Out to Sea
"Continuing job losses indicate President Obama's stimulus spending and support for the banks have failed to turn the economy around..." Click to continue

Join this community to participate in this and other discussions at forums.logisticstoday.com.

Product Spotlight

Dialight Corp.: DuroSite LED High Bay Fixture Achieves 77 Lumens Per Watt
Dialight delivers a breakthrough in LED lighting technology with the introduction of its new ultra-bright DuroSite LED High Bay Fixtures. The Dialight DuroSite High Bay fixture, incorporates Cree's Xlamp XP-G LEDs, delivering nearly 12,000 lumens while consuming only 150 watts, providing unparalleled levels of quality overhead light, and significantly reducing energy consumption and cost. Click to continue

Manufacturing Webinar

Webinar: Tips to Establishing and Maintaining a Leadership Program in EHS
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 10:00 am ET

What does it take to establish and maintain a leadership program in EHS? What are the principles followed by the companies recognized as leaders in their sectors? This session will focus on the key "quick tips" that will build a program that is recognized by stakeholders as world class and help your organization meets both their goals and expectations. The quick tips will be both practical and pragmatic.

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