Daily News For March 24, 2010

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Today's Daily News

Measuring Solar Industry's Sustainability
Scorecard ranks solar manufacturers' impact on environment and human rights. Click to continue

Triumph Group Acquires Vought for $1.44 Billion
Expands aerospace niche by adding structural assemblies for commercial, military and business jet aircraft Click to continue

Toyota in U.S. Court Over Possible Class Action Suit
The case could cost Toyota $40 billion or more and does not take into account motorists who have been injured. Click to continue

EDF Study Offers Clean Transportation Recommendations
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) recommends that Congress include comprehensive funding policies to both modernize freight transportation and clean it up. They site clean freight innovation locations include: Southern California; Chicago; Seattle; Norfolk, Virginia;and along theGulf Coast between Port Manatee, Florida and Brownsville, Texas. Click to continue

Manufacturing CFOs Reveal Top Concerns for 2010
Widespread optimism about the economy in 2010 goes hand in hand with continuing uncertainty, according to a recent survey of chief financial officers in midsized manufacturing firms. Click to continue

Durable Goods Increased 0.5% in February
Machinery, up three of the last four months, had the largest increase, $1.1 billion or 4.7% to $23.3 billion. Click to continue

GE, Umicore to Commercialize NOx Emissions Reduction Technology
The Hydrocarbon Selective Lean NOx Catalyst aftertreatment is designed to reduce and control diesel engine NOx (nitrogen oxide) emissions for various transportation and stationary applications. Click to continue

IndustryWeek Web Forum

Visit the IndustryWeek Forums -- an active online community discussing the latest in manufacturing. The forum is open!

Need Advice on Engaging Employees?
"Jamie Flinchbaugh, the co-founder of the Lean Learning Center and the co-author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean: Lessons from the Road, wrote an in-depth, thought-provoking series on how to engage employees..." Click to continue

It's a Small Supply Chain World After All
"I recently returned from a seven-day trip to Europe..." Click to continue

PwC Survey: CEOs Focused on Cutting Costs, Managing Risk
"Not surprisingly, many of the 1,198 CEOs surveyed cited business concerns that relate to supply chain management..." Click to continue

Union vs. Management: Who's At Fault?
"...the airlines are gearing up to battle with unions..." Click to continue

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Product Spotlight

Dynamic Systems, Inc.: Barcode Tracking Software Suite
DSI has announced the immediate release of the CheckMate Software Suite, targeted across all industries including Construction, Manufacturing, Distribution, Bio-Tech, Finance, and the Military. The Suite integrates major functions within the organization such as work order tracking, inventory, job costing and equipment tracking (tools and capital equipment.) Click to continue

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Why Environmental Stewardship Is Becoming More Important for Manufacturers
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