Febuary • March 2010 • Volume XXVIIII No. 3  • An Arnold Publication

The Quest for Productivity (Online)
Question: what’s in a nameplate? Answer: a highly successful military aerospace manufacturing company, if you do it right.

Making The World Go Round (Online)
Scientists believe the wheel was invented about 8,000 years ago in ancient Sumer (aka Sumeria).
Absorbing Business Shocks
(Online)
Here’s the scenario. The year is 1990. Your brother is an off-road racing enthusiast. He invented better, tougher shock absorbers than the ones previously available for the sport.

Small But Effective (Online)
Alberto Barrientos, founder and sole owner of Torrance, CA’s Advanced Manufacturing Services, started his machine-shop working career in Guatemala nearly 40 years ago.