Standard Register Expands Client Services Center for Manufacturing Customers (14132)
DAYTON, Ohio--In a move that will provide manufacturers with an ideal customer service experience, Standard Register (NYSE:SR)has announced the expansion of its Manufacturing Parts Solutions (MPS) Client Services center in Dayton, Ohio. Standard Register is a provider of document and print management services.

Dayton’s Crown Partners Aquires Pheonix Systems Integration (12964)
Crown Partners, a leading provider of business content automation, has acquired the multiple companies of Phoenix Systems Integration, a global service organization, Platform Dynamics U.S. and Europe, an international software provider that specializes in the development of off-the-shelf enterprise products that enable and enhance EMC products. The combined organization represents the most comprehensive assembly of ECM services, products and solutions in the industry. With these acquisitions, Crown Partners has bridged the gap between content management and information infrastructure offerings by providing an end-to-end solution for enterprise clients.

Increasing Efficiency Of Warehouse Operations (12951)
The challenge of responding to the threat of cheap offshore labor is not new to North American businesses. Nearly a hundred years ago, Henry Towne wrote about the need for increased efficiency and productivity: “We are justly proud of the high wage rates which prevail throughout our country, and jealous of any interference with them by the products of the cheaper labor of other countries. To maintain this condition, to strengthen our control of home markets, and, above all, to broaden our opportunities in foreign markets where we must compete with the products of other industrial nations, we should welcome and encourage every influence tending to increase the efficiency of our productive processes. “

Newberg, Ore.\'s Climax Portable Machine Tools Expands Facilities to Fulfill Customer Need for Cost-Effective Machining Solutions(12253)
The facility also positions Climax as a competitive resource for customers seeking valve repair machines, boring machines, flange facers, lathes and mills and other specialized maintenance and repair solutions in the power generation, shipbuilding, heavy construction, mining, and civil engineering industries.

Dayton, Ohio's Standard Register Named Freightliner “Master of Quality” Supplier for Fifth Year (12137)
Standard Register is a premier document services provider, trusted by companies to manage the critical documents they need to thrive in today’s competitive climate. Relying on nearly 100 years of industry expertise, Lean Six Sigma methodologies and leading technologies, the company helps organizations increase efficiency, reduce costs, mitigate risks, grow revenue and meet the challenges of a changing business landscape. It offers document and label solutions, e-business solutions, consulting and print supply chain services to help clients manage documents across their enterprise.

Standard Register Examines Business Costs, Productivity Issues Associated with Enterprise Document Management (11933)
Manufacturing white paper provides insight on the print supply chain and how organizations can streamline document management processes

Elkridge, Md.'s GP Strategies Acquires Smallpeice Enterprises Ltd. (11417)
Global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation (GP), a subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation, announced that on June 1, 2007 it acquired, through its fully owned subsidiary, General Physics (UK) Ltd (GPUK), the business of Smallpeice Enterprises Ltd, a provider of business improvement technical and management training services.

Englewood, Colo.'s Pelion Systems and JCIT International Merge to Form Company Focused on Enabling Demand-Driven Fulfillment (10890)
JCIT International is a technology transfer company committed to the development and delivery of the highest quality educational and engagement programs within the manufacturing industry. Founded in 1984, JCIT has trained more than 100,000 students and 3,500 companies worldwide in the tools and technology of Demand Flow® Technology (DFT), a patented, mathematically-based, business strategy that enables companies to respond faster and more efficiently to customer demand.

Novi, Mich.'s Lean Learning Center Chosen by Northrop Grumman Marine Systems to Oversee Lean Manufacturing Implementation (10532)
The Lean Learning Center, a leading provider of lean curriculum and consulting, has announced that it has been contracted by Northrop Grumman Marine Systems of Sunnyvale, Calif. to enhance its continuous improvement efforts in its propulsion systems and power generation systems areas by implementing a lean transformation program. Services being provided by the Center involve a combination of consulting, planning, training, education, lean learning laboratories and kaizen events.

New York's Netsoft USA, ERT Group and Arbela Technologies Form Strategic Partnership (10382)
Netsoft USA is a full-service business solutions provider, custom applications developer, and enterprise integration company offering a complete suite of business solutions for mid-market and Fortune 1000 enterprises. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Managed Partner, Netsoft USA provides services for Microsoft Dynamics and Microsoft Platform solutions. The company has extensive experience in developing customized, industry-specific solutions for companies in the financial, healthcare, distribution and life sciences industries.