On July 15, 2010, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported that the Pittsburgh region had lost 44,100 manufacturing jobs since the year 2000. This puts us

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On March 18, 2010, the President signed the Hiring Incentive to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act into law. This act will exempt an employer from paying the

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In the manufacturing industry, cost accounting is a fundamental requirement for achieving success. To be competitive and profitable, a manufacturer must understand and control the three basic elements of manufacturing costs – direct materials, direct labor and factory overhead.

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On Tuesday, March 17, the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology held a hearing to identify what the federal government should be doing to help U.S. manufacturers innovate. The meeting was attended by members of the Committee and witnesses from manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble, General Motors Company and PMC Group Inc.

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With all the recent news about quality issues and recalls, one might wonder how a company can protect itself from exposure, or at least reduce the risk resulting from today’s integrated economy and the associated high dependence on vendors within the supply chain.

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