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5 image flaws that can hurt your business
John Rudy Facilities & GroundsAlthough parents often teach their children not to judge a book by its cover, the reality is that most consumers do. In fact, a November 2014 Harris Poll revealed that 81 percent of adults would be more likely to trust a home service professional wearing a uniform.
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The importance of succession planning in the plastics industry
David Peterson EngineeringI had the opportunity to attend NPE 2015 last month in Orlando. What an amazing event and venue. While there, I had the chance to speak with many company leaders about what's on their priority list when it comes to acquiring, promoting and retaining key talent.
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NPE 2015 end-use regulatory impact review: Green building
Don Rosato EngineeringThe National Plastics Exposition (NPE) recently took place March 23-27 in Orlando, Florida. Let's go behind the scenes and take a look from a plastics engineering standpoint at some of the regulatory impacts in key plastics end-uses and related technologies.
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With sanctions lifted, will Iran further damage global oil prices?
Lucy Wallwork Natural ResourcesThe last thing the global oil industry needs now is more supply. The negotiations concluded this month between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the P5+1 countries (China, France, Russia, U.K. and the U.S., plus Germany) were a victory for global nuclear nonproliferation, but have been billed as yet more bad news for oil companies worldwide.
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Data centers seek industry’s help with heat recovery
Andrew Gaved ManufacturingWith its exponential growth and apparently unquenchable advance in technology, the data center industry is presenting a unique challenge for the cooling sector. It might be the good kind of challenge, since it naturally foments a climate of innovation, but those supplying the sector certainly need to be on their toes.
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NPE 2015 end-use regulatory impact review: Food labeling/packaging
Don Rosato EngineeringThe National Plastics Exposition (NPE) recently took place March 23-27 in Orlando, Florida. Let's go behind the scenes and take a look from a plastics engineering standpoint at some of the regulatory impacts in key plastics end-uses and related technologies.
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Innovative technology drives barrier packaging trends
Don Rosato EngineeringDespite being costly, plastic barrier packaging has established itself in the food and beverage sector because it can prevent oxygenation and thus degradation of contents. It is being used to increase shelf life, protect flavor profiles and maintain food appearance without adding preservatives.
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Total cost of ownership: The challenge of effective supply chain management
Frank Wilhelm Facilities & GroundsCompanies are always looking for creative ways to reduce costs and expand profit margins. In some cases, new and innovative approaches are employed. In others, proven but overlooked techniques are being resurrected and applied.
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NPE 2015 end-use regulatory impact review: Automotive lightweighting
Don Rosato EngineeringThe National Plastics Exposition (NPE) recently took place March 23-27 in Orlando, Florida. Let's go behind the scenes and take a look from a plastics engineering standpoint at some of the regulatory impacts in key plastics end-uses and related technologies.
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Peer-review scandals shake up scholarly journal community
Cait Harrison Association ManagementCall it a new form of academic cheating. Peer reviews for scholarly journals have come under the spotlight lately — and the future isn't looking so bright. U.K.-based publisher BioMed Central recently retracted 43 scientific and medical articles because of peer reviews — mostly out of universities in China — written by people who forged scientists' names.
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