![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090509171901im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif) From Discovery to Success: Invistics Innovates Manufacturing Software Solutions
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January 14, 2008
Software firm Invistics addresses industry's need to function at peak efficiency by producing software and services packages incorporating the principles of "lean" manufacturing, which involve the analysis, prediction and optimization of manufacturing and supply chain processes. See more...
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