Entries tagged as manufacturing

Exactly how many rules do you have when sourcing from and manufacturing in China? Rosemary Coates offers exactly 42 in her new book “42 rules for sourcing and manufacturing in China”. If you are in this business, Rosemary offers a practical advice on what you need to do to be successful. The book is now available on Amazon.com 

California State University at Northridge (CSUN) will open its Annual International Conference on technology and persons with disabilities at the end of this month. This annual conference attracts researchers, educators, practitioners, end users, speakers and exhibitors from all over the worlds, eager to share the latest research data, best practices, as well as preview new products and applications in their quest to provide viable solutions for the blind and visually impaired individuals. The conference will take place in San-Diego, CA on March 22-27. This year the conference celebrates its 25th anniversary.

In yet another revolutionary twist Hugo Chavez ordered Toyota to produce more of Land Cruiser 70, the model that was discontinued in 2007, or face being expelled from the country with company plants expropriated. According to CNN the company was also ordered to share the technology with Venezuelans. The story sounds only too familiar.

Here are two great sites I’d like to call your attention to. Manufacturing is Cool is a fabulous site maintained by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Not only is it a great site with a lot of interesting information for us non-kids, but it is an interesting site for children as well. Please share it with a child….that is after you get done with it!

I had the pleasure yesterday of spending the day with 35 members of the Purchasing Management Association of Western New England in Holyoke, MA. I conducted a seminar about contracts, agreements, and legal issues.