Nissan (nasdaq: NSANY - news - people ) can't afford any mistakes as it challenges a work force that had never seen the inside of an auto factory to launch five models in less than a year at one new plant--an unprecedented schedule for any North American automaker.

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But sceptics note that rich, single-minded Finland is over budget and behind schedule with its new nuclear-power plant.

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They descended on a plant in Rhode Island, getting the plant running by December 2002, six months ahead of schedule.

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The Unification Ministry said a schedule for the return of staff from the Kaesong plant hadn't been completed, and that the South remains open to dialogue with the North to restart the plant.

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Absenteeism is down and productivity is up at the two plants where the new work schedule has gone into effect. (A third plant will be converted early next year.) The economy benefits, too: With its more intensive use of machinery, IEC has added 950 workers, and product is being shipped out the door faster.

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The unit was supposed to come back online one week earlier after being shut down for scheduled repairs March 26, but the schedule was impacted by a fire at Unit 3 of the plant.

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