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Modular Homes Manufacturers
With new kinds of technologies flooding the markets every day, the concept of modular homes has gained a lot of popularity. Modular homes are very different from site built homes and manufactured homes. While site built homes are constructed entirely on the location where the house is to be located according to the building guidelines of that particular region, manufactured homes are a more stylish version of what are known as mobile homes or trailers. On the other hand, modular homes are manufactured at factories in parts and then assembled by workers on the site.Modular homes are less expensive than on site houses, also over a time, their value goes up. In addition to this, they are checked by officers to see whether they conform to all state, local and regional guidelines prescribed for building houses. The greatest advantage perhaps, of buying a modular home lies in the fact that before investing your money you can see a life-size model of your house to be. Some of the most reputed manufacturing companies of modular homes go back to as long back as the 50th decade of the 20th century.The idea of modular homes may get associated with tiny non-livable accommodations when you think about it, but, a little research is sure to leave you astonished. Modular home manufacturers are today manufa

aircraft products, stone/clay/concrete/glass products, and chemical & allied products. This group of employees are worst paid by manufacturers of apparel & textile mill products, building materials, furniture & wood products, and heating/air conditioning/refrigeration products.

Managerial and supervisory personnel in plant/manufacturing/production functions receive the highest median incomes when employed by firms producing stone/clay/concrete/glass products, measuring & controlling devices, and food/beverage products, and the lowest median incomes when employed by companies producing primary ferrous metals, computer & allied products, and furniture & wood products.

Quality assurance/control, regulatory affairs, and documentation employees are paid best by producers of measuring & controlling devices, aerospace & aircraft products, and primary ferrous metals. They are paid least by manufacturers of apparel & other textile products, rubber/plastic products, medical/engineering/scientific equipment, and circuit board products.

Production employees in firms of 250 employees or more fare best among producers of chemical & allied products, paper & allied products, fabricated metal products, and measuring & controlling devices, and worst among manufacturers of furniture & wood products, apparel & textile mill products, and building materials. Production employees in firms of under 250 employees fare best in firms which product stone/clay/concrete/glass products, machinery & heavy equipment, chemicals & allied products, and fabricated metal products, and worst among manufacturers of apparel & textile mill products, circuit board products, and communications equipment.

Level of Managerial/Supervisory Responsibility

This factor is an excellent predictor of overall income in the manufacturing field. In

The Cost of Workplace Violence Prevention and Awareness
The Threat of Violence is On the Rise...A safe and productive workplace is in everyone's interest, but the number of violent acts, including threats of violence, has increased over 400% over the last decade. Workplace Violence Prevention and Education initiatives are paramount before an incident happens, saving businesses considerable time, resources in addition, legal fees, but most importantly, the implementation of mandatory changes to the workplace to protect employees from any future threat of a violent act. It is important to note that when experts refer to violent acts, they are referring to acts of violence by employees and criminal predators that commit armed robberies or assault employees while on the job.Reality Hitting Home...OSHA & NIOSH Statistics show that the risk of being attacked while working is seven times greater in the U.S. than in Europe. Did you know that the number of managers killed has doubled over the past 10 years. Moreover, that only 40-50% of workforce victims report crime to the police. The threat of Workplace Violence has proven to be a challenge, it can occur internally (co-workers, self-inflicted) and externally (customer/employee, domestic violence, robbery/assault/rape) and can be physical or non-physical. Recent trends suggest that places o

The composite highest-income practitioner reported in this field (salary plus cash bonus and/or cash profit-sharing) is the President "B" of a manufacturing firm (defined as a chief executive officer who has little or no financial interest in the firm). The firm manufactures automotive parts/accessories, food/beverage/tobacco products, chemical & allied products, or machinery & heavy equipment; has 1,000 or more employees; has a total annual revenue of $100,000,000 or more; and is headquartered in or near Denver/Colorado Springs, Houston, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Modesto/Stockton, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Indianapolis, Boston, New York City, or Dayton, or outside a metropolitan area studied in Idaho. However, while the median President "B' has a total annual income of $214,966, the highest-income individuals reported are Presidents "A" (having a financial interest in the firm) and make well over $30,000,000.

Far toward the other end of the income spectrum, Assemblers "D" have a median income of $20,418. Sometimes earning under $14,600, the lowest-paid employees in this group are employed by firms that manufacture building materials; have $1 million to $4.99 million in total annual revenue; have 5,000 to 9,999 employees; and are located in or near Greensboro/Winston-Salem, Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, Dallas/Ft. Worth, or Charlotte, or outside the metropolitan areas studied in Texas, North Carolina, or Florida.

These composites represent the briefest possible "boil-down" of the voluminous data provided regarding current salaries and cash bonuses and/or profit sharing, and numerous demographic variables provided by 343 firms on over 54,000 managerial, supervisory, sales, engineering, technical, clerical, and blue-collar employees in 187 benchmark jobs which resulted in the eight-volume survey report, Compensation in Manufacturing, 24th Edition - 2004, sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers.

Copies of the entire eight-volume report are available for $1,250.00 from Abbott, Langer & Associates, Inc., Dept. ART, 548 First St., Crete, IL 60417 (telephone 708/672-4200; fax 708/672-4674; www.abbott-langer.com) Also available is Compensation in Smaller Manufacturing Firms (under 250 employees) for $595.00. Each volume of both reports may be purchased separately. Also available is findpay-MFG04 (a computer program which permits the user to determine pay levels of each survey job on the basis of two or more variables simultaneously).

It would be an exercise in futility to attempt more than a superficial overview of the survey results in this summary. However, some overall data regarding compensation can be presented herein. In addition to the incomes of the benchmark jobs already discussed, the median total cash compensation nationally of some of the other jobs included in the survey report is:

Chief Legal Officers - $181,200
Vice Presidents of Manufacturing/Production - $135,375
Chief Marketing & Sales Executives - $133,835

Chief Corporate Financial Officers - $130,066
Vice Presidents of Manufacturing/Production Engineering - $112,274
Research & Development Managers - $90,377
Engineering Department Managers/Superintendents - $89,232
Chief Human Resources Executives - $80,849
Plant Managers/Superintendents - $78,595
Product/Brand Managers - $75,789
Design Managers - $74,347
Facilities Managers - $68,198
Cost Accounting Managers - $67,161
Sales Engineers - $67,000
Manufacturing Engineers - $66,477
Production Managers/Superintendents - $65,730
Quality Assurance/Control Managers - $64,890
Computer Programmers - $61,963
Purchasing Managers - $61,805
Warehouse Managers - $54,000
General Production Supervisors - $49,781
General Accountants - $48,725
Product Designers - $45,000
Maintenance Leaders/Working Supervisors - $40,833
Drafters, Senior - $43,795
Buyers, Junior - $40,256
Secretaries to the Chief Executive Officer - $40,125
Machine Repairers, Maintenance - $39,192
Production Schedulers - $38,195
Automatic Screw Machine Operators - Multiple Spindle - $37,252
Maintenance Workers, General - $36,420
Chemical Production/Mixing Machine Operators - $35,686
Carpenters, Maintenance - $34,211
Quality Assurance/Control Technicians - $33,329
Inspectors "A" - $32,739
Secretaries - $32,500
Milling Machine Operators - $32,261
Payroll Clerks - $31,775
Numerically Controlled Machine Operators - $31,750
Customer Service Representatives - $29,787
Injection Molding Machine Set-up and Operators - $28,200
Senior Account Clerks - $27,913
Machine Set-Up Workers - $27,809
Material Handlers - $27,705
Lathe Operators, Engine or Turret - $27,690
Painters, Production - $27,619
Machinists, Production - $26,661
Junior Account Clerks - $26,449
Fork Lift Operators - $26,052
Shipping Clerks - $25,317
Finishers - $25,044
Janitors - $24,376
Receptionists - $23,795
Injection Molding Machine Operators - $23,443
Warehouse Laborers - $23,109
Drill Press Operators, Single - $21,320

The income relationships reported above may be distorted slightly, since some of these benchmark jobs were reported more frequently in organizations of one size, while other benchmark jobs were reported more frequently by larger or smaller organizations. This may also be true for product manufactured, geographic location, and supervisory/managerial responsibility. This possible defect is corrected in the complete survey report by reporting income for each benchmark job overall and with "break-outs" by each demographic variable.

Type of Product

Overall, administrative, fiscal, and information technology employees are paid best by manufacturers of communications equipment, medical/engineering/scientific equipment, stone/clay/concrete/glass products, and aerospace & aircraft products, and worst in firms producing building materials, heating/air conditioning/refrigeration products, chemical & allied products, and apparel & textile mill products.

Employees in the sales/marketing group enjoy the highest income in firms that produce chemical & allied products, paper & allied products, circuit board products, and measuring & controlling devices. Income is lowest among producers of building materials, apparel & textile mill products, rubber & plastic products, and heating/air conditioning/refrigeration products.

Clerical personnel are paid best by firms that manufacture aerospace & aircraft products, stone/clay/concrete/glass products, and chemical & allied products. They have the lowest median incomes in firms that produce heating/air conditioning/refrigeration products, circuit boards, and building materials.

Engineering/technical employees have the highest median incomes among manufacturers of aerospace & aircraft products, communications equipment, apparel & textile mill products, and medical/engineering/scientific equipment. The lowest median income is reported among manufacturers of circuit board products, building materials, and primary ferrous metals.

Maintenance/material acquisition personnel are best paid by firms that manufacture aerospace & aircraft products, stone/clay/concrete/glass products, and chemical & allied products. This group of employees are worst paid by manufacturers of apparel & textile mill products, building materials, furniture & wood products, and heating/air conditioning/refrigeration products.

Level of Managerial/Supervisory Responsibility

This factor is an excellent predictor of overall income in the manufacturing field. In

Five Questions for Improving Business Reports
Have you ever asked for a report based on data in a database? Or have you ever been asked to create such a report? Starting a report can sometimes feel like a mind reading trip into uncharted territory. I have spent over 5 years creating reports and I found it was often necessary to go back and redo reports because communication was not clear. Sometimes the party requesting the report didn't know what they really wanted. Sometimes the party creating the report does not ask enough questions before starting. Over the years, I have come up with starter questions that provide a plan. Using these I have more often created the needed report on the first draft.What question are you trying to answer? I have often had management ask for something specific without first telling me what they wanted to know. When the objective is not set forth at the onset, often what management requested does not give them the answers they were seeking. This is usually due to the fact that people were jumping ahead to the result instead of actually asking the question. Management does not always know the data source and may be unaware of possibilities available to them or the best means of proving or disproving something. Getting an answer to this question has resulted in vast changes to the final report

Manufacturing, 24th Edition - 2004, sponsored by the National Association of Manufacturers.

Chief Legal Officers - $181,200
Vice Presidents of Manufacturing/Production - $135,375
Chief Marketing & Sales Executives - $133,835

Type of Product

Level of Managerial/Supervisory Responsibility

This factor is an excellent predictor of overall income in the manufacturing field. In

How to Get Working Capital with Invoice Financing
Do you have clients that pay your invoices in 30, 45 or even 60 days? If so, then you are aware of how their slow can drain your working capital. Unless your company has a nice cash cushion in the bank, paying suppliers or even employees can become a problem.Asking your customers to pay your invoices quickly will not help either. Paying invoices in 30 to 60 days is an industry standard. And, if you work with large or midsize companies, you'll be expected to offer 30 days terms if you want to keep their business. There is no alternative.So what can a business owner do? Going to the bank may help some, but not most. Before providing financing, banks will require that you provide them with three years of audited financials. They may also require that you have stellar personal credit. So if you cannot get a business loan, what other business financing options do you have?Invoice financing, commonly known as factoring, is a option that is widely used by businesses, however it is virtually unknown to the general public. It gets your invoices paid in as little as 2 days, eliminating long payment periods. In the end, it provides you with predictable cash flow, enabling you to pay suppliers, employees and grow your business.An invoice financing transaction works as follows:1. Yo

rs - $64,890
Computer Programmers - $61,963
Purchasing Managers - $61,805
Warehouse Managers - $54,000
General Production Supervisors - $49,781
General Accountants - $48,725
Product Designers - $45,000
Maintenance Leaders/Working Supervisors - $40,833
Drafters, Senior - $43,795
Buyers, Junior - $40,256
Secretaries to the Chief Executive Officer - $40,125
Machine Repairers, Maintenance - $39,192
Production Schedulers - $38,195
Automatic Screw Machine Operators - Multiple Spindle - $37,252
Maintenance Workers, General - $36,420
Chemical Production/Mixing Machine Operators - $35,686
Carpenters, Maintenance - $34,211
Quality Assurance/Control Technicians - $33,329
Inspectors "A" - $32,739
Secretaries - $32,500
Milling Machine Operators - $32,261
Payroll Clerks - $31,775
Numerically Controlled Machine Operators - $31,750
Customer Service Representatives - $29,787
Injection Molding Machine Set-up and Operators - $28,200
Senior Account Clerks - $27,913
Machine Set-Up Workers - $27,809
Material Handlers - $27,705
Lathe Operators, Engine or Turret - $27,690
Painters, Production - $27,619
Machinists, Production - $26,661
Junior Account Clerks - $26,449
Fork Lift Operators - $26,052
Shipping Clerks - $25,317
Finishers - $25,044
Janitors - $24,376
Receptionists - $23,795
Injection Molding Machine Operators - $23,443
Warehouse Laborers - $23,109
Drill Press Operators, Single - $21,320

Type of Product

Level of Managerial/Supervisory Responsibility

This factor is an excellent predictor of overall income in the manufacturing field. In

Operating A Restaurant For Business
What you thought is enough to start a restaurant business could be the same thing which could cause your business downfall in less than a year. You may be an expert entrepreneur or you may have inherited a family business but have no background about restaurant and catering at all – no matter the qualifications you have, some things are better studied first hand than realized later. And later could be too late.First of all, do yourself a favor by getting to know what are restaurants and its nature. The important and primary things should never be ignored and forgotten. In this case, tell yourself first if you can handle this type of business because in case you didn’t know yet, restaurants are complex type of businesses. It doesn’t involve one thing alone and if you guessed it right, profit is the word.Restaurants should be handled from food costs, labor, rent (if you don’t own the place), advertising, food quality, customer service, advertising, profit and of course, the attitude to continue with this type of business. However, the basic principles of handling a restaurant go back to how it is operated by you, the owner and the organization style you have in your agenda.The list doesn’t stop here, restaurants also have categorization and it’s one of your basic foundations before tac

ay also be true for product manufactured, geographic location, and supervisory/managerial responsibility. This possible defect is corrected in the complete survey report by reporting income for each benchmark job overall and with "break-outs" by each demographic variable.

Type of Product

Level of Managerial/Supervisory Responsibility

This factor is an excellent predictor of overall income in the manufacturing field. In

Consolidated Freight Bankruptcy; What does it mean?
Consolidated Freight Bankruptcy-What does it mean?Research-Transportation SectorWhat does the Consolidated Freight Bankruptcy really mean to you and I? Well; Consolidated Freightways operated one of the world's largest less-than-truck-load (LTL) transportation networks. The company's highly skilled 20,000 professionals specialize in long haul freight transportation throughout North America. Many businesses use to ship with CF. This was because of Consolidated Freights vast network of 350 terminals and more than 30,000 over-the-road vehicles, which served virtually every market in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Shipments typically move between 500 and 3,000 miles and weigh between 300 and 15,000 pounds.Consolidated Freight's core markets were concentrated in North America and include integrated trucking capabilities to and within Canada, Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. In Canada, CF offers intra-Canadian and inter-Canadian long-haul trucking services with seamless border crossings into both the U.S. and Mexico. This also means that aliens and non resident truck driver working for foreign companies will pick up more slack causing more of a security risk and greater costs on cars, parts, furniture, etc to the common man and drive up the CPI a tad bit, also it means

Level of Managerial/Supervisory Responsibility

This factor is an excellent predictor of overall income in the manufacturing field. In larger firms, median income increases from $54,060 for those supervising under five professionals to $83,916 for those who direct the activities of 100 or more non-professionals, and from $72,992 for those supervising under five professionals to $95,813 for those who direct the activities of 50 to 249 professionals. Median income increases further (to $245,650) for those who direct the activities of 250 or more professionals and non-professionals.

In smaller firms, median income increases from $48,505 for those supervising under five non-professionals to $90,000 for those who direct the activities of 100 or more non-professional employees, and from $75,401 for those supervising under five professionals to $91,617 for those who direct the activities of 50 to 249 professionals. Median income increases further (to $170,000) for those who direct the activities of 100 to 249 professionals and non-professionals.

Size of Organization and Geographic Location

Median income for job families and individual jobs varies significantly by size of organization and location. While the compensation data were analyzed by size of organization and region, state, and metropolitan area, the data are too voluminous to allow for succinct commentary herein and must be left to the complete report.

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