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  • Business abroad, revisited
    Insurance issues to take into consideration
    September 27, 2010
    In part one of this article series on how to properly prepare for expansion into foreign markets, we examined the importance of researching foreign countries' business and legal climates, employment laws, tax policies and cultural customs. Here, we will look at the insurance issues companies should investigate prior to beginning work overseas.

  • Reducing lead times using lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principles
    A case study
    November 17, 2009
    Underpinned by the principles of lean manufacturing and Six Sigma, three initiatives at Traco’s primary production facility have helped the window and door manufacturer reduce lead times by 50 percent, more than double customer field-testing approvals and deliver appreciable gains in product performance in the field.

  • Warranties: How to confirm your promises while protecting your backside
    October 20, 2009
    Warranties. What are they? What is their purpose? Can they offer benefits beyond simply describing what a customer can get replaced or fixed?

  • Closer look: Card check or not
    Proposed legislation of the Employee Free Choice Act faces stiff opposition among glass and glazing shop owners
    June 1, 2009
    The news media has been abuzz with the Employee Free Choice Act, aka, the card check bill, the last few months. As of mid-April, the legislation--that would make it easier for unions to organize workers--lacks the 60 votes needed to clear the Senate. Business groups and unions are at odds regarding the bill.In an article in The Washington Post, the president of AFL-CIO, John J. Sweeney, said...

  • Safe and secure
    Tips for product loading, transport and on-time delivery
    May 26, 2009
    Ensuring that your completed product arrives safely and intact to the customer is just as important as any other previous step in the production process. Packaging, loading, transporting and unloading are all key areas that require special attention.

  • Exclusive interview with Russell J. Ebeid
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    April 1, 2009
    Q&A with the president of Glass Group, Guardian Industries Corp., Auburn Hills, Mich.  Ebeid Read related articles:Ebeid: Prepare for a new glass industryEbeid: Renaissance of a new, green glass ageState of solar glass in GermanyInvesting in solar: Potential and risks for U.S. glass industryHow are you keeping employees' spirits up amidst these tough economic conditions and the...

  • Recipe for success
    Cooking up profits through manager training
    October 4, 2008
    Don't we all wish it were so easy to throw some ingredients together and end up with a recipe for a great manager? Most successful managers tend to be made up of an equal combination of many attributes and skills, but all of them differ in their approach and style.

  • Poker play
    Know when to hold `em; know when to fold `em
    July 22, 2008
    This article is first in a series that will explore how to run a successful shop, and will touch on various aspects of managing a business including: when/how to expand, downsize, sell your business; decide on location, whether to rent or buy; when to add new products, services and people; when to diversify; and when to change name, logo and marketing materials.

  • Real-life hiring horror stories
    July 22, 2008
    This is a sidebar to the article, "Hiring horror."

  • Alessandro Fenzi
    Managing director, Fenzi Group, Italy
    December 1, 2007
     Education: 1995, Degree in Economic Sciences, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, MilanCareer:  early 2007-present, CEO, Fenzi Group, Italy; 1994, started working at FenziPersonal: Born in Milan; age 37; married, three children  Diversions: Golf, skiing, skeleton, motorboats Connections: Fenzi S.p.A., Via Trieste 13-15, 20067 Tribiano (Milan) Italy, ale@fenzigroup.com,...
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    Cost increases have dominated the headlines the last several months, with glass and metal suppliers upping prices in response to rising raw material and operating costs. 
    Price hikesIn letters sent to customers this summer, glass and metal suppliers alike pointed to increasing raw material, fuel and operating costs as the reasons behind the price increases that took effect this June. (Visit GlassMagazine.com to see which suppliers raised prices and by how much.) Several industry representatives say prices have been deflated for years, and the increases were...