Endurance Products Company

The immediate-release formulation of phytosterols is made by Endurance Products Company, based outside of Portland, Oregon. Its Web site is www.endur.com. This is the same company that makes the best formulation of my favorite method of cholesterol control, niacin. Place orders outside the United States at www. endur.com click on Customer Service page. International Orders. Take two 450 mg tablets at the start of two major meals daily to block the absorption of cholesterol in the foods you eat, inhibit the recycling of bile made of cholesterol, and achieve a cholesterol reduction in your bloodstream of up to 10 percent. 

I want you to know that I don t own stock in the Endurance Products Company and that I don t get a cent for recommending Endur-acin. I do so because I believe it is the best niacin formulation in the world, and I want my readers to have the best. 

That s the bottom line for a growing number of EHS professionals, particularly in large multinational energy and resource companies, chemical and petrochemical corporations and consumer products manufacturers and retailers. To me, sustainability means the sustainability of our company, says one. Indeed, the most basic definition of sustainability is to endure. 

The benefits of risk management practices can also be illustrated by the reactions of Nokia and Ericsson to the March 2000 fire at their supplier, a Phillips electronics semi-conductor plant in New Mexico. Nokia quickly responded to the potential disruption by shifting to a backup supplier, and production returned to normal in three weeks (Ravindran and Warsing 2013). Nokia s extraordinary efforts and collaborations with its suppliers enabled the company to avoid disrupting its customers (Sheffi 2005). Ericsson, however, underestimated the situation and had no backup plan. By the time Ericsson realized the magnitude of the problem, it was too late the company endured partial shortages and lost 640 million in business in the... 

The primary reason companies conduct surface damage tests on decorated plastics is to ensure that they are producing a quality finish that will endure throughout the product s life cycle. The goal is to make certain the product maintains a minimum visual appearance over its estimated life and withstands deterioration or wearing out in use. Regardless of whether the decoration is for cosmetic appeal or functional performance, surface damage that occurs too soon wiU detracts from a consumer s perception of product quality. 

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