What Year was the first Certification Offered by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)?

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Will Provide Expert Insight with New Material Handling Blog, other Contributions

Number of States Stands at 22, as Michigan, Suprisingly, Considers Change

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Understanding the Pyramid of IP Protection can Reduce Risk, Loss of Assets - and Market Position; Strategic, Legal and Operational Dimensions

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Test in Seattle Area Show Errors, but Often to the Benefit of Consumers; Office Depot, other Retailers Fined in 2007

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Use of Suppliers for Assembly of Major Sections of the Dreamliner 787 Offered Promise of Cost Savings and Cycle Time Reductions; Supplier Challenges have Forced Delay of Scheduled Launch of Hot Selling New Aircraft