101.   Figuring out where a manufacturer is in the continuum of developing excellence in practices is easy, he says.

102.   Food manufacturer Dole is already in Westlake Village and footwear maker K-Swiss Inc. will soon move from the L.A. suburb of Chatsworth.

103.   Few automobile manufacturers have been more conservative than Honda when it comes to introducing new models.

104.   For example, at Seattle-based Boeing Co., commercial business is booming and the passenger-jet manufacturer is in the midst of a hiring frenzy.

105.   For instance, cigar manufacturers are experiencing a shortage of the expensive outer leafs used to wrap premium cigars.

106.   For one thing, the domestic Japanese manufacturers are extremely strong in the small car market.

107.   For the first time, a jury has found that gun manufacturers are liable for shootings with illegally obtained handguns because of their negligent marketing and distribution practices.

108.   Formula manufacturers are wary.

109.   Furniture manufacturers are designing pieces inspired by places they hope will take you, vicariously, around the world.

110.   Fussnecker said vacuum manufacturers have been in an arms race the past few years to offer machines with bigger motors.