Every company has profit leaks-areas where inefficiencies are draining cash and profit from the business. The challenge facing business owners and upper management is how to identify and fix those leaks.

KILN CONNECTION: Conservation is Key

January 1, 2005

By Ralph Ruark

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Columnist Ralph Ruark offers some ideas on how to avoid running out of energy in the current global fuel market.

Inside CI: Reflections

December 1, 2004

By Christine Grahl

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This is the season to appreciate the lessons of the past, embrace the present, and move forward with optimism and hope.

IP IN-DEPTH: Losing Confidentiality in Pending U.S. Patent Applications

November 1, 2004

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Companies that are concerned about exposing their technologies and their legal protection strategies that develop during the prosecution of pending applications might wish to consider the use of trade secret protection when applicable.

INSIDE CI: An Outsourcing Alternative

November 1, 2004

By Christine Grahl

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Remaining competitive is possible--if you have the right equipment.

INSIDE CI: Defining Leadership

October 1, 2004

By Christine Grahl

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The monthly roundup from CI Editor Kristi Grahl.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: The Coming China Crisis: Fact or Fiction?

September 1, 2004

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Whether you are already invested in China, thinking of investing in China, competing with China or just wondering if you'll have a job in six months, the possibility of an economic meltdown in China should probably be on your radar screen. The $164,000 question is: Just how real is the possibility of a crisis in China?

INSIDE CI: Making Opportunities

September 1, 2004

By Christine Grahl

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The monthly roundup from CI Editor Kristi Grahl.

REFRACTORIES REVIEW: R&D Snapshot

September 1, 2004

By Charles E. Semler Ph.D.

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The refractories industry has been-and continues to be-remarkably successful in making practical and technical improvements and innovations that have greatly benefited the manufacturing industries of the world.

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