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Article: Continuous improvement: Manufacturing's ultimate journey. (Foundry Educational Foundation College-Industry Conference)
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- Modern Casting
- Article date:
- January 1, 1991
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Continuous Improvement: Manufacturing's Ultimate Journey
"Continuous improvement: the need to improve constantly and forever the system of production and service to improve quality and productivity and thus constantly decrease costs."--Edward Deming
It's the hottest buzzword in manufacturing today. And if students attending the Foundry Educational Foundation's College-Industry Conference held Nov 8-10 in Chicago really heard and understood the message of continuous improvement presented there, it will be the concept that leads U.S. manufacturing and metalcasting to worldwide competitiveness well into the 21st century.
This year's conference, ...