Before Steve Darmanin of Flextronics International (Palm Harbor, FL) reorganized workspaces in his production facility, visitors might have seen soldering irons piled on spools of solder, or a collage of cords, power strips, tweezers, pliers and rolls of labels peeking through transparent electrostatic dissipative packaging bags.
Keller Manufacturing Co. (Corydon, IN) has evolved from its beginnings as a wagon spoke manufacturer to a fine furniture maker by making high-quality products and plenty of cost-saving choices.
Lack of working capital, government regulation, loss of market share, foreign competition and stagnant product development have all been blamed for business failures.
When choosing a cylinder for a motion control application, engineers must find the right combination of stroke length and bore size to get the job done.
In Uncommon Sense (April 2002) Andy Magee, senior consultant with the Bourton Group, wrote, "Every business has its superstars. What happens when a bus hits a superstar? No one wants to think about it but there is a reason why insurance companies sell key-man insurance."