"VP Magazine" from The Antioch Corp.A new company, The Antioch Corp. (Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , MO), has begun the publication of "VP Magazine," a new quarterly title for senior level executives at companies throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , including ceo's, vice presidents, directors, purchasing managers A Purchasing Manager is an employee within a company, business or other organization who is responsible at some level for buying or approving the acquisition of goods and services needed by the company. and related professionals. It has a rate base of 80,000 and an annual subscription costs $20. Taglined "the insider's guide to operations," the magazine covers business trends and events with articles on a variety of aspects of operations in corporate America, including lean manufacturing Lean manufacturing is the production of goods using less of everything compared to mass production: less human effort, less manufacturing space, less investment in tools, and less engineering time to develop a new product. , six sigma Not to be confused with Sigma 6. Six Sigma is a set of practices originally developed by Motorola to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects.[1] A defect is defined as nonconformity of a product or service to its specifications. , staffing, technology and new techniques. Each issue also includes in-depth coverage of three business sectors, oil and gas, construction and hospitality, including interviews that cover best practices business techniques, supply chain management and the overall business culture. The company said its goal is to eventually spin-off each of the three industry segments into separate magazines. Antioch said the new magazine is designed to keep readers current "with business trends that will help run their businesses more effectively." |
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