MSCI Newsroom

May 1, 2005

Hey, Buddy, Yuan a Fight?

Dr. Peter Morici has iconoclastic views on Asian currency. It's about time someone spoke up for North American manufacturing.

The United States is running the biggest trade deficit in its history—or anyone else's history, come to that. It is buying more goods from the world than it is selling back, to the tune of […] Read More

March 1, 2005

A New Policy for China

The National Association of Manufacturers' 2005 China Trade Agenda is a balanced approach to trade that combines the opening of new markets and tougher enforcement of trade agreements and U.S. trade laws.

For the first time, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and a smaller group of its domestic members are in agreement on a comprehensive new trade policy that the association will pursue with the 109th […] Read More

March 1, 2005

Competing on Compensation

Metals service centers balance base pay, health care benefits and nonfinancial compensation to attract and retain a motivated workforce.

With metals industry total employmentin continued slow decline, but with performance expectations always rising, a shift is occurring in terms of the amount and type of compensation that companies offer to attract and retain top […] Read More

March 1, 2005

Rack Systems

Metals service centers use racking systems to store and organize inventory, essentially making material handling more manageable. To help readers find the most appropriate system for their operations, Forward presents a sampling of racking systems.

Please click on a model below to read its specifications: MRO Storage Wall SteelTree Cantilever Rack Honeycomb Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems Can-Store Rack Systems Canrack Cantilever Rack SpaceSaver Roll-out System MRO STORAGE WALLDescription: The Lista […] Read More

January 1, 2005

Business Intelligence

Executive education provides an opportunity to learn from the hard-won experience of others, replacing proven best practices for trial-and-error.

It's easy to become so consumed with running a business that executives lose sight of their greatest potential advantage—superior market and business knowledge. Those who build education and training opportunities into the life of their […] Read More