Siemens Big Investment in ''Mechatronics'' Trainees; Some US Firms Starting to Come on Board

Walking 12 Miles a Day, and Getting Bad Shocks in the Book Section, Reporter Says; Probably Could Keep Job if She Could Get Used to Hearing How Bad She Is

Highlights from Annual BP Energy Report, Foxconn Building ''Super Factory?'' Undercover Warehouse Worker, plus the Supply Chain Week in Numbers

Many Shippers Moving to Slower, Less Expensive Modes, CEO Fred Smith Says; Company Expects Tepid Economic Growth in US and Globally Through 2013.

Wages Being Pounded Down by Supply and Demand, Weaker Unionization, Threat of Offshoring; Good For Jobs, But at What Cost?

Research on Traceability and Product Recall; Procter & Gamble Pulls Back from Emerging Markets Strategy; Fred Smith of FedEx Sees Fundamental Changes in Global Freight Markets

When the CFO is Happy, Everyone is Happy

A Lot more Volume with the Same Amount of Staff, CFO Says

MESA Making Big Push to Gain Members and Influence in Manufacturing; WBF Communications Standards a Nice Fit with MESA Focus on ''Plant to Enterprise''

US Manufacturing Output, Capacity Utilization Fall in May, as PMI Numbers Mostly Stumble Across the Globe