What manufacturers can learn from the Stanley Cup playoffs
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Editor's Note 
 
Despite the disappointing end to the Stanley Cup playoffs last night (at least for myself), there are still lessons to be learned from the contest. Paul Hogendoorn captures them effectively in his column, which you can read below.
- Jared Dodds, Editor
 
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What manufacturers can learn from the Stanley Cup playoffs

Here’s what we as manufacturers can learn from the playoffs: the team with the best offence, the best defence and the best coaching usually wins.Take any one of these away and you are likely a runner up. If you take two of them away, you are an early round exit. Take away all three and you didn’t even make the playoffs. » Read More...
 
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