http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/ Manufacturing and operations info to build your bottom line. en-us don@greatresults.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 -0600 http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/best_reasons_to_use_six_sigma_in_manufacturing_029625.html Six sigma is a manufacturing process that your manufacturing business can use to help improve their processes. Six sigma is a great choice for your business because it has certain benefits over other manufacturing processes because it is designed... http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/basics_of_six_sigma_029624.html In the 1980's Motorola developed a manufacturing process called Six Sigma. 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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's... http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/_manufacturing_process_management_029616.html Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor that are used to make things for use or sale. This term can refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied... http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/_manufacturing_indicators_029615.html When understand manufacturing processes it is important to understand what manufacturing indicators really mean. By understanding what the manufacturing indicators are showing business owners can better grasp the needed concepts of manufacturing process. The three key measurements of manufacturing... http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/lean_manufacturing_a_trend_that_has_come_back_029614.html In today's tighter economy certain trends that were once put by the wayside have come to back to the forefront of manufacturing. 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