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April 14, 2009
Putting out fires, the lean way
Figure 1 Crimson Fire managers have transformed the build-to-order shop floor from a traditional batch operation to one based on lean manufacturing. Randon Bernards needs to fill jobs, fast. The fabrication technical lead at Crimson Fire has spent more time interviewing people during the... Read more...
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October 14, 2008
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June 17, 2008
Accounting for growth in lean manufacturing
Traci (left) and Lori Tapani, co-presidents of Wyoming Machine, Stacy, Minn. Lori and Traci Tapani aren't your typical metal fabrication shop managers. Traci came from the world of corporate finance; Lori is a certified public accountant. About 15 years ago the sisters joined their father at... Read more...
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August 20, 2006
Why settle for good enough?
If their financial results are indicative of the manner in which they are run, some steel pipe and tube fabricators need to be managed better.
As part of its customary monthly survey of 427 plant managers in the Great Lakes states (Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,... Read more...
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