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Article: Straightening out the learning curve ... and other manufacturing myths. (Profitable Manufacturing) (column)
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- Nonwovens Industry
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- September 1, 1989
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Straightening Out The Learning Curve . . . And Other Manufacturing Myths
it's time to rethink some accepted methods and norms of manufacturing if anyone is going to increase their paper thin margins in the disposables business "The times they are a-changing . . .," prophesized Bob Dylan, back when most of us were in high school and pursuing interests that had little to do with profits. I dare say, however, that profit seems to be increasingly more elusive in the non-wovens industry, particularly when accompanied by antiquated thinking.
Over the last few months, I've seen three commonly accepted "norms" set themselves squarely in the path of improved ...