He married Ross's second daughter, Hannah, and in 1859 inherited part of his employer's large fortune and the telescope-manufacturing portion of the business.
The inspection operation accounts for a large portion of manufacturing lead time, and its importance in quality control cannot be overemphasized.
Gildan Activewear, a Canadian sportswear firm that has already bid $66 million for American Apparel's intellectual property rights and some other assets, has indicated its interest in maintaining at least a portion of manufacturing in the U.S.
While most SMEs are in the service sector, approximately one quarter or so that are engaged in manufacturing contributes to a major portion of industrial waste [2].
As manufacturing accounts for a significant portion of the global CO2 emissions, scientific research should be addressed to understand the environmental impact of manufacturing processes and, in the meantime, to take advantage of their full potential in reducing the overall CO2 emissions.
Though not as important as the service sector, manufacturing still accounts for a significant portion of the gross domestic product.
In the early 21st century, manufacturing did not account for a significant portion of economic activity.
During the year that Congress dickered, huge portions of the American wind manufacturing sector shut down.
In addition, manufacturing cost and time, which constitute a significant portion of product cost, can be estimated.
In addition to buying two Sony plants, he recently paid $900 million to take over a portion of Nortel's networking equipment manufacturing operations and exchanged $2 billion in stock for Smart Modular Technologies, a maker of memory modules.
