Manufacturing news
December 2002 - View Entire Month
Boeing receives largest order for 2002
The Boeing Company received its largest order this year from Taiwan-based China Airlines for 10 747-400 jets, a deal worth approximately $2 billion at list prices.
31 Dec 2002 19:32
Cadbury buys Pfizer chewing gum unit for $4.2B
Cadbury Schweppes has announced plans to purchase the Adams chewing gum unit from Pfizer, Inc., adding brands like Dentyne, Trident, Clorets, and Certs to its line up.
31 Dec 2002 19:31
Durable goods drop in November
Contrary to economists’ predictions of a healthy 0.8% gain in November, orders for durable goods dropped approximately 1.4%, according to a recent Commerce Department report.
31 Dec 2002 19:03
November 2002 - View Entire Month
October’s increase in durable goods shows manufacturing is stronger
Excluding transportation, orders for durable goods increased by 2.4% in October, according to the Commerce Department’s latest report.
27 Nov 2002 19:38
Supplier buys Boeing plant
The Boeing Company has announced the completed sale of its Spokane, Wash. facility to Triumph Group, a Wayne, Penn.-based diversified aircraft-components supplier.
26 Nov 2002 21:54
US economy gains footing with port truce
Major players in the West Coast port stoppage dispute, the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, reached a compromise this Christmas season when the two parties agreed on a labor contract to avoid another stoppage.
26 Nov 2002 21:35
October 2002 - View Entire Month
Midwest manufacturing slows down
Midwest manufacturing experienced a contraction in October, according to the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago index, which dropped to 45.9, the lowest level since January.
31 Oct 2002 21:15
NAM says 3Q economic growth due to auto sale incentives
The Commerce Department’s advance report indicated that the economy grew at an annual rate of 3.1% for the third quarter of 2002, a major improvement over the 1.3% increase in the second quarter.
31 Oct 2002 18:38
Auto manufacturers to make Covisint products standard
In an effort to minimize confusion and complexity for automotive manufacturers worldwide, top executives from DaimlerChrysler, Ford, and General Motors are petitioning for three Covisint products to become standard: Covisint Auction, Covisint AQP (advanced quality planner), and Covisint Catalog.
30 Oct 2002 21:24
September 2002 - View Entire Month
Key indicator index drops
The Conference Board, a nonprofit research group that compiles indexes for the DOC, reported that its index for leading economic indicators decreased by 0.2% in August.
25 Sep 2002 20:33
Boeing strike on hold
Boeing’s 1,400 employees from the UAW Local 1069 union in Ridley, Penn. are returning to work temporarily as the two parties try to reach a more permanent contract agreement.
24 Sep 2002 19:51
Wrigley selects mySAP.com
The Wrigley Company, the world’s largest manufacturer of chewing gum, has selected mySAP.com to increase the efficiency of its global operations, enhance customer service, and improve communications and information access to its employees.
24 Sep 2002 18:53
August 2002 - View Entire Month
Eberspaecher builds new exhaust plant
Eberspaecher North America, Inc., a tier 1 supplier of automotive exhaust systems, began phase one of construction for its new exhaust manufacturing facility in Brighton, Michigan.
30 Aug 2002 19:41
Spectrum Astro selected by NASA to build GLAST
NASA has awarded Spectrum Astro with a $107 million contract to design and construct a 9,000 lb. spacecraft for the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) Observatory.
30 Aug 2002 19:42
Boeing strike appears imminent
Boeing, the world’s most powerful aerospace and defense group, is being challenged by a hefty competitor, its employees. Nearly 26,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) union are on the brink of strike as they claim terms and conditions of Boeing’s most recent contract offer are unacceptable.
29 Aug 2002 20:39
July 2002 - View Entire Month
CDI to assist in design of Airbus A380
CDI, a leading engineering outsource supplier, has signed a contract with Airbus to design the landing gear bay for the new Airbus A380, marking the first US company to be involved in the design of an Airbus aircraft.
31 Jul 2002 21:39
Nippon Steel deploys webMethods integration platform
Nippon Steel, an international leader in steel manufacture, recently incorporated the webMethods integration platform to further enhance its supply chain management systems, increasing competitiveness in the automotive supply chain and maximizing business efficiency with trading partners such as Toyota.
31 Jul 2002 21:39
Congress to decide on Fast-Track Authority
With the long-awaited vote almost at hand, President Bush appeared before Congress to ask for the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) to be granted, stating that increased trade will provide more jobs and improve the economy.
30 Jul 2002 21:30
June 2002 - View Entire Month
Boeing team wins Army tactile radio contract
The US Army’s Communications-Electronics Command recently awarded the Boeing team a contract to develop the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS), a series of software reprogrammable radios that will greatly improve simultaneous voice, video, and data communications capabilities for varied mission requirements.
28 Jun 2002 21:31
Lockheed-Northrop Team Wins $11 Billion Coast Guard Contract
The US Coast Guard awarded Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS), a conglomerate of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, the $11 billion Deepwater Recapitalization contract at a ceremony in Washington DC this week.
27 Jun 2002 21:06
Nissan Expands Factory Plans
Nissan announced recently that it is expanding its plans for the Canton, Mississippi manufacturing car plant. The revised plans include 1,300 new jobs and an increase in annual production to 400,000 vehicles a year. The plant will open in the spring of 2003.
25 Jun 2002 21:35
May 2002 - View Entire Month
Steel imports dropped in April
The US Department of Commerce reported Wednesday that steel imports were way down in April, ending the first full month that the imposed tariffs have been in effect.
31 May 2002 8:35
Ford uses six sigma to improve powertrain manufacture
Earlier this week, Ford Motor Company announced plans for a new powertrain diesel engine that will offer up to 10% better fuel economy and 20% lower emissions than current diesel engines.
30 May 2002 8:28
2,800 Hershey workers strike for affordable health care
The town of Hershey, Pennsylvania was unusually quiet this Memorial Day weekend, where 2,800 workers have been on strike since April 26.
29 May 2002 8:51
April 2002 - View Entire Month
DuPont cuts 10 pc of workforce in textile unit
DuPont, the largest US chemicals company, has finalised its restructuring plans for its lossmaking textiles and interiors division by announcing it would cut 2,000 jobs, or 10 per cent, of the unit's workforce.
30 Apr 2002 8:43
Cimnet releases next-generation MES at Manufacturing Week
Software developer Cimnet has used XML technology to create Factelligence, a configurable MES product announced at last month’s National Manufacturing Week.
01 Apr 2002 9:58
NAM locks into internet security with ISAlliance
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has paired up with the Internet Security Alliance (ISAlliance) to provide its 140,000 member companies with comprehensive computer security services.
01 Apr 2002 11:08
March 2002 - View Entire Month
E-BANKING: Make payments regardless of location
PayMode Integrates With Any ERPDeveloped to provide bank-neutral electronic payment capabilities for business-to-business transactions.
01 Mar 2002 16:47
Caterpillar Chooses Hosted Transportation Management
Caterpillar Logistics Services has entered into an agreement with Wisconsin-based Schneider Logistics to provide it with a hosted supply chain solution.
01 Mar 2002 16:45
Red Hot Row Rages Over Steel Tarifs
The staple food of manufacturing is at the center of an escalating international row following President Bush's move to put up steel barriers between the US and much of the free trade world.
01 Mar 2002 16:40
February 2002 - View Entire Month
New tests to cut staff turnover
Job performance tests aimed at improving employee selection and saving the $5000 to $10000 it costs to replace a production worker have been developed by the Employers Association (EA) and consulting form Discovery Enterprises
01 Feb 2002 11:51
Logistics firms build bridge to better customer service
In a move believed by analysts to be symptomatic of a trend towards strategic alliances among companies offering logistics services, FKI Logistex and Manhattan Associates are teaming up to offer their customers better integration between order processing and warehouse management.
01 Feb 2002 11:49
Lilly speeds web presence for manufacturers
Aiming to significantly ease the pain of e-business for manufacturers, Lilly Software has announced Visual eBusiness Now, which includes software, Web hosting, integration services, and consulting. Pricing for the service is based on a monthly fee.
01 Feb 2002 11:52
January 2002 - View Entire Month
Asset Management Over the Web
Datastream's 7i is the first enterprise asset lifecycle management product built 100 per cent for the Web.
01 Jan 2002 15:27
Codeon Launches Collaborative Manufacturing Effort
To meet a growing demand for their optical transponder components and modules, Columbia, Maryland-based Codeon Corp. is depoying applications from Datasweep, Inc.
01 Jan 2002 15:26
Inbound Freight Solution Will Dramatically Reduce Costs
Tilion, Inc. recently announced a Web-based logistics solution, Solutions for Inbound Freight, that uses data collected from existing enterprise systems through-out the supply chain to provide greater control over inbound shipments.
01 Jan 2002 15:29