The letter said that Tesla was on track to meet its target of manufacturing 5, 000 Model S sedans by the end of 2012.
The fact that the company spends more on new production equipment than on new products is, he says, one reason why Gillette regularly hits its target of reducing manufacturing costs by 4% a year.
Both Caterpillar and Deere are investing in manufacturing operations in the country to better target its fast-growing construction equipment market.
Just the way some people blame that problem on tobacco companies for manufacturing the product, it is easier to target blame for oil spills on oil companies.
While Wal-Mart is often the target of criticism for their treatment of employees, manufacturing practices, etc.
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If the government meets its goal of massively expanding the export-oriented manufacturing sector, for example, India will become another big target for developed-country protectionists.
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This week, the firm's manufacturing director Ian Hobson said it will help increase production closer to its target of 5m tonnes of steel a year.
Not only could this change the way the government uses your tax dollars -- because think about it, instead of having a 10-year lead time to develop a piece of equipment with all kinds of changing specs and a moving target, if we were able to collapse the pace at which that manufacturing takes place, that could save taxpayers billions of dollars.
No less noteworthy is the fact that the SM-3 utilized to shoot down the target was one of the first of the production rounds to come off the manufacturing line.
Johnson Controls is expanding the manufacturing capacity of its plant at Guangzhou, China, by 30% in an attempt to target the growing building market in China.
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The cities' economies have been something of the golden children of the Midwest, outperforming many regions that rely more heavily on manufacturing, as their mix of industries include financial services, health care and retailers such as Target Corp.
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