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PREVIEW

Packaging Conference - North America 2009
Feb. 2-4 - Las Vegas
A broad & balanced perspective for business and technology within the global packaging industry.

 

Plastec West 2009
Feb. 10-12 - Anaheim, CA

The latest advances in primary processing machinery, computer-aided design and manufacturing, production machinery, molds, mold components, and more.

 

Pacific Design & Manufac.
Feb. 10-12 - Anaheim, CA New advances in every aspect of design, development, and manufacturing.

 

Expo Manufactura
Feb. 17-19-Monterrey, MX

Mexico's largest metal-working/ manufacturing exhibition featuring machine tools, automa-tion, assembly technology and more.

 
AMBA Annual Convention
Feb. 28 - March 5
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Members only event featuring keynote speakers, recreational activities and networking.


COMING SOON


Plastics News
 Executive Forum

March 1 - 4
 Las Vegas, NV

Plastec South
March 11 - 12
Charlotte, NC 

International Home & Housewares Show 2009
March 22 - 24
Chicago, IL 

SME Westec 2009
March 30 - April 2
Los Angeles


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Managing the Schedule, the Re-Schedule and the Bottlenecks

By David Lechleitner


We all recognize the obvious: mold shop operators face tough challenges in the years ahead. The economy is heading toward a recession, competition is driving prices down, customer demands continue to increase, and customers have more tools than ever to shop for the lowest possible price.

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BOOK OF THE
MONTH


Strengths-Based Leadership  

By Tom Rath & Barry Conchie

Book Description:

From the author of the long-running # 1 best-seller StrengthsFinder 2.0 comes a landmark study of great leaders, teams, and the reasons why people follow.

Nearly a decade ago, Gallup unveiled the results of a landmark
30-year research project that ignited a global conversation on the topic of strengths. More than
3 million people have since taken Gallup's StrengthsFinder assessment, which forms the core of several books on this topic, including the #1 international bestseller StrengthsFinder 2.0.

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