IndustryWeekNews, Articles and Columns From IndustryWeek Magazine -- News For Manufacturing ExecutivesU.S. Auto Sales for Ford, Chrysler, GM and Toyota Sink in June- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Honda shows small gain.http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=16713 Commercial Metals Buys Rebar Company- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Buyout will expand steel producer's geographical reach for rebar products.http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=16709 BP to Power Refinery With Alternative Energy- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Cogeneration plant to provide source of steam to refinery.http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=16711 Grow or Go -- Getting More Granular to Survive and Thrive- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Why a fine-grained approach is the key to intelligent portfolio design.http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=16666 How the World's Most Celebrated Management Consultant Got His Title- (Found July 2, 2008 ) An insider's story of how Peter Drucker founded management consulting.http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=16665 Viewpoint -- More Than Just Earth-Friendly, Going "Green" a Route To Jobs and Prosperity- (Found July 2, 2008 ) "Green" manufacturing, and the technology to support it, can create the required $20-per-hour jobs to sustain a strong middle class.http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=16668 Argentina, Chile and Brazil Favorite Offshoring Destinations- (Found July 2, 2008 ) These countries offer a number of outsourcing advantages.http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=16667 Venture-backed IPOs Disappear in Second Quarter- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Industry trade association calls slow start in 2008 a capital markets crisis for the start-up community.http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=16710 Pemex Warns of 40% Drop in Oil Output- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Approval of reform proposal needed to prevent decrease, Mexican oil firm says.http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=16712 General Motors' Stock Skids to 1950s Level- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Company's days on Dow Jones index could be numbered, say analysts.http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=16706 |