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Article: Out of the Comfy Chair
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- SMT
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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CopyrightCopyright PennWell Publishing Company Jan 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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This year, more than the last, will present greater challenges to our industry. The issues that we faced in 2004 were difficult. However, the upturn in production looks more promising. While the temptation to slip back into a comfortable routine is ever present, the biggest struggle we may face this year is stretching beyond what worked last year.
Last year had its hurdles, some of which included production moving to China, IP protection, controlling production costs, meeting lead-free directives, investing in new areas, lean manufacturing, shrinking component sizes, rising material costs, handling faster times to market and having fewer employees available to handle diverse job ...