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Quality Leadership 100
Survey Criteria
More than 800 manufacturers participating in the Quality Leadership 100 were surveyed on criteria such as scrap and rework as a percentage of sales, warranty costs as a percentage of sales, rejected parts per million shipped and contribution of quality to profitability and shareholder value.
Lean Manufacturing
One new company recently discovered that less is more when it comes to paperwork, reports and tracking of inventory. They are applying lean thinking to their business and accounting practices and reaping the benefits of reduced paperwork and quick turnaround, as well as cooperation and innovative thinking from their employees. More.....
Production Machining
Four years ago, Tier One of Newtown, Connecticut, had a different company sign on the front lawn—Kendro Laboratory Products. Kendro is a 50-year-old producer of centrifuges for the medical and research industries. In 2003, the company decided to consolidate its assembly operations into a larger plant in Asheville, North Carolina, and to outsource the manufacturing of its motors, rotors and other precision parts produced in Newtown.