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Suppliers Online is a brand-new addition to the Annual Buyer's Guide designed to provide easy access to information from today's leading suppliers. These suppliers of metalcasting equipment, systems, materials and [...]

Data envelopment analysis (DEA) measures the relative efficiency of peer units when multiple outputs and inputs are present. DEA-based Malmquist productivity index measures the technical and productivity changes over time. The current study extends the Malmquist productivity index into a non-radial index where the decision maker's preference over performance improvement can be incorporated. The non-radial Malmquist productivity index eliminates possible inefficiency represented by the non-zero slacks. The method is applied to measure the productivity change of three Chinese major industries: Textiles, Chemicals and Metallurgicals during four five-year-plan periods. The paper shows how DEA-based Malmquist productivity index can be employed to evaluate the technology and productivity changes resulted from the economic development plans. The paper also shows the importance of using the non-radial Malmquist productivity index. Keywords: Data envelopment analysis (DEA); Empirical production frontier (EPF); Technical change; Malmquist productivity index

Integrated system provides instant data access When FPM Heat Treating started receiving as many as 600 orders a day, this Chicago-based commercial heat treater realized it needed a better method [...]

By Susan Avery Graybar has updated its company website, graybar.com . In addition to providing online access to products and services, graybar.com allows users to manage their business with the [...]

When paulo products, a metal heat-treating company, earlier this year replaced its aging VAX-based servers with a more application-friendly platform for an updated process control system, the company decided the […]

Today more than ever, 'only the responsive survive' in the metals industry. Competition is fierce in just about every market. Producers, processors and service centers who can't respond quickly to [...]

NAMTEC is a non-profit organisation, established just over a year ago following DTI-funded market research into the needs of the UK metals industry. The research overwhelmingly supported the need for [...]

The Forging Industry Association recently released 'The Forging Advantage, Critical Component Technology,' a new CD-ROM that presents the forging process in a fast-paced, easy-to-understand format. Available for purchase and use [...]

The Metal Treating Institute (MTI) in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., performed a study of members with websites. Currently 78% of MTI members have a website promoting their companies and services provided. [...]

If you haven't visited our web site in the last few weeks, you may have missed the news that Penton Media acquired WeldingWeb.com (www.weldingweb. com), an online community and discussion [...]

Design engineers can find comprehensive property data on P/M materials from a new Global Powder Metallurgy Property Database released by the Metal Powder Industries Federation. The information can be accessed [...]

www.diecasting.org/ddc The Diecasting Development Council's searchable database of custom die casters details alloys cast, part size and weight ranges. The site also lists die casting industry suppliers and consultants, covering [...]

This is a glossary of terms used in the metals industry.

Wabash Alloys, Wabash, Indiana, has completed the implementation of its integrated CRM from J.D. Edwards & Co., Denver. As a result, Wabash expects to see improved sales as well as [...]

FREEPORT, IL-Newell Companies and its major retailers using EDI technology should be safe from the Year 2000 computer dilemma, thanks to modifications recently made by Newell's' 'Y2K' team. The problem, [...]

There really isn't much e-commerce in metals. Not yet, anyway. Right now, metals buyers are using the Internet as a reservoir of data about suppliers and the products they offer. [...]

When it comes to IT innovation, the metals and natural resources industry might fall into the up-and-coming category. Thin margins and bruising global competition have stymied the use of many […]

Metal Makers Bend IS To Fit the Future Several metals producers had a rough year in 1988, sending the sector's bottom line into the scrap heap. Despite losing $290 million […]