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  <title><![CDATA[Postponement Manufacturing: Defining Total Cost vs. Piece Price Manufacturing]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Since 2009, Gary Bruce has headed up business operations for the North American subsidiary in Atlanta. Under Gary’s leadership, PartnerTech has enjoyed consistent revenue growth each year. As a result, manufacturing jobs at the Atlanta location have grown by 670%. With this achievement, and in anticipation of future growth, PartnerTech has recently moved to a new location with a greater capacity to meet the needs of their customers.</p><p>Gary continues to support re-shoring of manufacturing to the United States through his leadership and participation in multiple chamber organization and through speaking engagements.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>]]></body>
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      <value><![CDATA[Gary Bruce of PartnerTech, Inc. NA explores the fundamental foundation to the reshoring of manufacturing to the U.S.]]></value>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p>PartnerTech Inc., located in Atlanta, GA, is a wholly owned subsidiary of PartnerTech AB of Sweden and offers expertise in postponement manufacturing, making them an obvious choice for companies seeking to lower costs through better forecasting, supply chain alternatives, efficiencies, in distribution and management of capital investments. Services are tailored to fit the needs of each client, with regard to scaling production, shipping expertise and sourcing methods.</p>]]></value>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p><a href="mailto:tina.guldberg@gatech.edu">tina.guldberg@gatech.edu</a><br />(404) 385-4950</p>]]></value>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p><strong>About PartnerTech</strong></p><p>A Trusted Industrial Partner, PartnerTech develops and manufactures products on behalf of leading businesses in the market areas of Defense and Maritime, Industry, Information Technology, MedTech &amp; Instrumentation, CleanTech and Point of Sale Applications. With almost 1,400 employees at its plants in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland, the UK, the United States and China, PartnerTech reports annual sales of more than SEK 2,2 billion (approx. $335MM). PartnerTech AB, the parent company, is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, and is listed on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Exchange.</p><p>PartnerTech Inc., located in Atlanta, GA, is a wholly owned subsidiary of PartnerTech AB of Sweden and offers expertise in postponement manufacturing, making them an obvious choice for companies seeking to lower costs through better forecasting, supply chain alternatives, efficiencies, in distribution and management of capital investments. Services are tailored to fit the needs of each client, with regard to scaling production, shipping expertise and sourcing methods.</p>]]></value>
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