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-July 8 , 2010 -
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New Supply Chain Initiatives not so Successful; Toyota Adds Quality Time; USPS Jacks Rates; Congress Members Fight China Steel in US
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50
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Number of members of the Congressional Steel Caucus – US Congress members actively supporting the American steel industry – who wrote last week to the Treasury Department asking that it “thoroughly investigate” the plans for Chinese steel company Anshan Iron and Steel Group to invest in a joint venture that would give it significant ownership of US steel making factories.
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23%
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Average rate increase for standard parcel shipments (those weighing less than 16%) proposed this week by the USPS, following a 16% increase in 2009. Other rates are also increasing significantly, depending on where the parcels enter the USPS network.
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