Author Archives: Lauri Moon

Small Business Lending Fund Announced

Special Opportunity for Small Business Financing The U.S. Treasury Department has created a program called the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF) that is a dedicated investment fund that encourages lending to small businesses.  The Treasury Department has asked us to ……

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New Buy America Supplier Scouting Opportunity

IMC is sharing this new Buy America Supplier Scouting opportunity to help the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) find U.S. manufacturers who are either currently making this (or similar) item, or who have the capabilities and ……

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Next Generation Rail Supply Chain Forum

Connecting rail OEMs and manufacturers interested in becoming suppliers to support intermodal transportation in the U.S. May 8, 2012Orlando, FloridaOrlando World CenterEvent Contact:  Carroll Thomas Martin - carroll.thomasmartin@nist.gov - (301) 975-5031 The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and U.S. Department of Commerce(DOC) recently ……

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IMC Clients Eligible to Save Through UPS Freight® Savings Program

Through IMC’s ASMC Membership, Clients Can Save Significantly Through UPS Freight® Savings Program MEP clients, utilizing ASMC’s UPS Freight Savings Program, are beginning to save substantial money on shipping. In February clients that would have incurred $25,000 worth of shipping costs, ended ……

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An Effective Andon System

Thu, 05/10/2012 Boothwyn, Pennsylvania (USA) Mid-Atlantic AME Office: 224-232-5980 Email: schandler@ame.org TOUR and COURSE DESCRIPTION The morning tour of Nielsen-Kellerman’s 25,000 foot facility will show many lean philosophies and tools in action including: Mature pull-kanban system controlling materials purchasing and ……

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Energy Insights Part 1: What determines electricity prices?

by Michael S. Payne, JD, LLM Historically low electricity and natural gas prices are making headlines, but what lies ahead for theUnited Statesenergy market? In this two-part series, we’ll describe the factors impacting electricity and natural gas prices nationwide. Electricity ……

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