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Velocity Manufacturing featured in Fastener International Magazine

July 16, 2011

Harry Moser of the Reshoring Manufacturing Initiative and I were asked to do a series of 3 articles for Fastener International magazine focusing on US competitiveness and the reshoring initiative. Velocity Scheduling System is a sponsor of the Reshoring Manufacturing Initiative. I wrote the first article on how custom manufacturers and job shops can become more competitive. It was published

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5 Strategies for Growing as a Domestic Manufacturer

January 20, 2011

This article was written by Derek Singleton of Manufacturing Software Advice, an online resource that presents reviews and comparisons of manufacturing software and is reprinted here with permission. Check out where Derek mentions the Velocity Scheduling System! Domestic manufacturing is an unexpected Cinderella story. As the United States clears the worst recession since the 1930′s, manufacturing has grown revenue for the

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R&D Tax Credit to Improve Job Shop Scheduling

December 23, 2010

The Tax Extenders Package signed by President Obama on December 17th, 2010 calls for a two year extension, retroactive to 1/1/10 and through 12/31/11 for the R&D Tax Credit. The definition of Research and Development (R&D) is much broader than people realize. Activities and costs associated with developing and/or improving a product or process can potentially generate R&D Tax Credits.

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ReShoring Manufacturing Initiative – Bringing Manufacturing Back to the US

August 19, 2010

The move to reshore or re-shore (depending on your preference) manufacturing production has grown increasingly popular in the U.S. over the last few years in the face of higher transportation and fuel costs, higher wage rates and reject rates in developing countries. Companies can re-shore to: Reduce pipeline and surge inventory impacts on JIT operations; Improve the quality and consistency

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The case AGAINST new Technology – beware at IMTS!

August 12, 2010

Technology typically allows us to do more stuff faster. And generally that can be a good thing. But it does not necessarily lead to: • more sales; • reduced operating expenses; or • reduced inventory. And these are the things that determine how much money we make. This is true whether we are talking about new machines, a new ERP

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Manufacturing heads back to USA (reshoring) – USATODAY.com

August 10, 2010

This article in the USAToday on reshoring manufacturing back to the US is interesting and not at all surprising. Regarding this part of the article: “Products that are labor-intensive and churned out in high volumes, such as apparel, textiles and TVs, will likely continue to be made overseas. So will those that are relatively inexpensive to ship but high-priced, such

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Job Shop Scheduling A Visual System for Complex Shops

October 27, 2009

Group 5 Velocity Scheduling System Coaching Program starts on December 1, 2009. Registration is OPEN, but limited. So grab a spot now before they are gone! www.VelocitySchedulingSystem.com You may recall from a previous email that a BIG NAME COMPANY asked us to train their machine shop vendors (to their nuclear power plants) on the Velocity Scheduling System. They are taking

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Velocity Scheduling System for Job Shop Scheduling and Machine Shop Scheduling

July 11, 2009

The Velocity Scheduling System Coaching Program #4 is now live for registration. The program starts on July 14, 2009. To register, please visit: www.VelocitySchedulingSystem.com A number of the companies who have already signed up are getting it paid for with GRANTS. It turns out that there are a number of grants available for manufacturers. And yes, each participant will get

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Registration is LIVE!

February 21, 2009

www.VelocitySchedulingSystem.com Thanks for your questions, comments and feedback to the special reports and videos. Video #3 is in the works so stay tuned for that. As I stated in one of my first emails, I was looking to get your feedback so I could fine tune our system to make sure it was ready to release. And in the process,

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