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Woodruff Imberman
Imberman & de Forest Inc.
990 Grove St., Suite 404
Evanston, IL 60201
847-733-0071
Why settle for good enough?
- By Woodruff Imberman
- Aug 20, 2006
- Shop Management
- Article
A survey reviewed the operations of 24 steel pipe and tube manufacturers. Only a minority of these showed signs of having well-run, efficient operations, as measured by on-time shipments, minimal inventory and work-in-progress, employee turnover, internal rework rates, and most importantly, profitability. In fact, a good number of steel pipe and tube producers in this sample barely reach the average. Interviews with presidents of some companies found that inertia was a common characteristic among the low margin companies. Good enough was good enough.
The ups and downs of employee communication
- By Woodruff Imberman
- Aug 20, 2006
- Shop Management
- Article
Author's Note: This article is a supplement to "Why settle for good enough?" which appeared in the December 2002 issue of TPJ-The Tube & Pipe Journal, page 42. "Why settle for good enough" was based on a study of 24 Midwestern tube and pipe fabricators and reviewed why some where highly profitable...
- From The Fabricator
Tailoring incentives to employees' needs
- By Woodruff Imberman
- Aug 20, 2006
- Shop Management
- Article
An appeal to business owners to look past bonuses to a new way of structuring incentives for their employees
Are you still settling for good enough?
- By Woodruff Imberman
- Feb 7, 2006
- Shop Management
- Article
A study of executives at several tube and pipe fab shops revealed that the executives and managers are ensnared by four potential traps: talking instead of doing, failing to see the big picture, avoiding listening, and failing to communicate.
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In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
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