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Article: WOOD 100: adapting with automation: investments in new technology and an increased emphasis on customer service are the two top factors driving the success of this year's WOOD 100.(tech)
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- Wood & Wood Products
- Article date:
- August 1, 2009
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The past year has been tough. The economic depression that strangled the country has had a significant impact on a woodworking industry already reeling from foreign and domestic price cutting, added government regulations, and source and supply issues.
In order to survive, many woodworking companies have been forced to change the way they do business by becoming more productive, leaner and, in many cases, greener.
The companies in this year's WOOD 100 typify this trend. Increased productivity was cited second among the factors contributing to the WOOD 100 companies' success in 2008, exceeded only by customer service. (See chart on page 30.) In providing ...