Dealing With China's 'Quality Fade'
Paul Midler 07.26.07, 11:11 AM ET
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Private quality assurance programs may also be put in place, but suppliers
can circumvent such controls as well. In one case, after a load of plywood
was rejected at one factory, the supplier simply mixed a portion of it with
product that was perfectly good in later shipments. Working the bad into
the good is a common way for a factory to reduce loss. MORE
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TRAKware Successfully Links with ARDIS
Edmonton, Alberta (May 23, 2007)
In an effort to bring more flexibility and utility to manufacturing support
systems, Trakware Systems Incorporated has developed and implemented a data
sharing link between their application: TRAKware, and Eurosoft’s ARDIS
optimization software.
The link was built for, and tested at, Architectural Woodworking
Company
(www.awcla.com) in Monterey Park, CA., and represents a quantum leap
forward in accuracy of costing and purchasing for projects.
About Trakware
Systems
Founded in 1995, Trakware Systems is a leader in manufacturing execution
system (MES) solutions for custom/engineer-to-order (ETO) and project-based
manufacturers who need to maximize both profitability and productivity.
Italian woodworking machinery orders increase - 31/07/2007 - 04:46 PM
The trend is clearly positive also in the second quarter. This
is, in brief, the analysis of orders received by the Italian industry of woodworking
machinery and tools.
According to the sample surveyed by the Acimall Study Office, the total increase
as compared to the same period of 2006 was 15.1 percent, thanks to a good
trend on the Italian market (+11.9 percent) and foreign markets (+16%).
Some other figures: from January to June 2007, prices went up by 1.9 percent,
while the period of ensured production, at the end of the first half of 2007,
amounts to 3.5 months, versus 3.4 in the previous quarter.
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