Howmet Named Best-Managed Aerospace Company.In July, Howmet International, Greenwich, Connecticut Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 61,101. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies that have left Manhattan. Of the $1. , was recognized as one of the aerospace industry's "Best-Managed Companies," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Aviation Week & Spcice Technology (AW&ST). In the magazine's July 10 "Best in the Business" issue, Howmet was picked as the best-managed mid-size company for 2000. The ratings are based on AW&ST's proprietary Competitiveness Index. The published financials of publicly traded companies publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. provide the data for computing the rankings. The power of the Index is its locus on critical management measures such as asset utilization, productivity and financial stability, measures that are widely associated with well-run companies. Profits on both a net and operating basis are only a small component of the index. Howmet, which is part of Alcoa Industrial Components, produces aluminum castings by investment and vacuum casting vacuum casting n. The casting of metals under a vacuum. primarily for jet aircraft and industrial gas turbine engines. |
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