Starting Tuesday, millions of videogame fans are expected to flock to stores to buy Microsoft Corp.'s new Xbox 360 game machine. It is up to Todd Holmdahl to see that they don't leave empty-handed. Mr. Holmdahl is the Microsoft vice president in charge of Xbox manufacturing. He works behind the scenes as the conductor of a global train of component suppliers, factories and distributors that are turning 1,700 different parts into what will likely be one of the hottest holiday gifts of 2005.
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