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Steel Inventories Grow
U.S. metals service centers built inventory to a three-month supply during July, even as steel shipments increased by 8.8% over the 2005 level. Aluminum shipments declined 2.4% over the year-ago figure. Read more

China-U.S. Guaranteed Ocean Service Launched
Seeking to attract air cargo shipments to ocean service, domestic U.S. motor carrier Con-way Freight and APL Logistics have teamed to offer a day-definite guarantee on port-to-door service. Read more

Supplier Diversity Yields Financial Advantage
New research shows that that world-class procurement organizations which focus heavily on supplier diversity generate 133% greater return on their cost of procurement. Read more

Learn To Be Lean
The University of St. Thomas Center for Business Excellence, Minneapolis campus, is offering a program on the principles and tools of lean enterprise. Read more


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