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"Core Team" drives change at Inland Tracy: in less than five years, a Core Team of company employees dramatically changed a troubled corrugated box facility into a highly profitable operation.(Corrugating)

In 1996, a "Core Team" at the Inland Tracy California corrugated box facility recruited individuals to address the task of driving the future of the facility. Their initial task was development of a five-year plan. The plan was to initiate actions to improve the status, capability, character, and work environment of the facility. The team embarked on a learning process to determine:

* Why did traditional management practices not make the plant successful previously?

* What management styles and practices do successful industrial facilities use?

* What will motivate the people of Tracy to pursue success, set a higher standard, and achieve a winning performance?

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