Daily News For May 6, 2010

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Today's Daily News

Most Supplier Diversity Programs Simply Fail To Deliver
New study says few companies measure efforts Click to continue

Navistar Takes $191 Million in Orders from the U.S. Army, USMC
Contracts from the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corp. for vehicles destined for the Afghanistan theater include 629 medium tactical vehicles; and, capability updates for 1,222 armored vehicles, to provide additional protection against improvised explosive devices, ballistic arms fire and mine blasts. Click to continue

Highlights from the 2010 IW Best Plants Conference
Take a visual tour of IndustryWeek's annual gathering to celebrate the spirit of continuous improvement and the operational excellence of the IW Best Plants winners. Click to continue

Kimberly-Clark Taps APL for 3PL Services in Indonesia
APL Logistics will manage transportation from Kimberly-Clark’s distribution center in Jakarta to more than 70 locations in 11 cities across Indonesia Click to continue

OSHA Focuses on Safety of Oil Spill Responders
On May 3, OSHA Administrator David Michaels was on site in Louisiana with a team of hazardous materials professionals to lead an effort ensuring that cleanup workers responding to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico receive necessary protections. Click to continue

Revenues Rising but Slowdown in Pace of Growth
New survey says full recovery won't happen until December of 2010. Click to continue

Conference

Pathway to Manufacturing Prosperity
Join us in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, May 20 for a one day free conference where we will explore how today's global manufacturing realities are altering the business landscape for your company and how the savviest of companies are responding. Just Announced:: Pathway to Manufacturing Prosperity confirms Case Study presenters Casey Blaze, Manufacturing Liaison for the Manufacturing Division of the NASA Glenn Research Center, and Alessandro Zannini, President of Davi U.S.

In October 2009, from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, NASA successfully launched the new rocket, ARES I, that together with the new ORION crew vehicle will replace the Space Shuttle in NASA space exploration for the next two decades as part of the Constellation Program. The case study will focus on how NASA and Davi worked together to ensure the right manufacturing equipment was used to build this advanced space vehicle.

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My First Welding Project a BBQ
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Product Spotlight

Ark-Plas Products Inc: Flexible Tubing for Pneumatic and Fluid Applications
Ark-Plas Products, Inc. manufactures a complete line of flexible tubing for pneumatic and fluid applications. The tubing is available in virtually every increment from 1/16" ID to 1/2" ID. Coiled tubing, with working lengths from 5 feet to 20 feet, is fabricated from Polyurethane, in all standard colors. Click to continue

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