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      <title>Economic Optimism Slowly Rebounding among U.S. Industrial Manufacturers</title>
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      <description>More manufacturers in PwC quarterly survey expect positive revenue growth despite plummeting international sales and demand concerns</description>
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      <title>Business Outlook Survey Offers Bleak Forecast as MAPI Index Hits Second Straight Historic Low</title>
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      <description>Manufacturers Alliance's composite index falls from 28 in December 2008 to 21 in March as manufacturing faces continued headwinds, companies respond to the sharp downturn</description>
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      <title>Swire Beverages Unlocks the Full Potential of Its Coca-Cola Supply Chain Network in China</title>
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      <title>K'NEX Connects with Trading Partners to Take Cost out of the Retail Supply Chain</title>
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      <description>Toy manufacturer discovers cost and security benefits of AS2 communication over the Internet for e-business transactions</description>
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      <title>Guest Column: Leaning on PLM</title>
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      <description>Integrating product lifecycle management with Lean can ensure a cradle-to-grave process for consistently delivering customer satisfaction</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:15:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Recession Takes over from Corporate Responsibility as Top Priority in Global Food Industry</title>
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      <description>As more immediate business issues weigh, executives focus on economy and consumer demand, CIES 2009 Top of Mind survey finds; food safety is number two concern second year running</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:54:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>How Engineered Products Companies Prepare for the Downturn</title>
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      <description>Roland Berger offers five strategies for ensuring flexibility and successful cycle management</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>&amp;#34;Sudden and Acute Acceleration of the Decline in the Industrial Sector&amp;#34;</title>
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      <description>Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI reports that downturn in manufacturing went from mild to severe in third quarter: only 3 of 24 industries expect to grow in 2009; improvement seen in 2010</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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