From Horror to Heaven: A Safety Story

I was working as Purchasing, Planning and Inventory Control (PPIC) Manager for the Anchor-Hocking Packaging Company when the company...

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7 Awesome Things About Being a Manufacturing Leader

What makes manufacturing leadership such a fun and dynamic career?

  1. Developing Employees: When a leader provides an environment that is...
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Do you Know a Sue? A Dive into Supervisor Effectiveness

Sue has been with our company for many years. When she was a machine operator running machine line #25, she demonstrated daily excellence...

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How to Enforce your Work Rules

Leaders often ignore it when employees take process shortcuts. They think "no-harm, no-foul". In other words, they think that if the...

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Managing Change as a Manufacturing Supervisor

I think it often get overlooked that manufacturing supervisors are on the frontlines when it comes to leading change. Change by itself...

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How to Thrill Your Customers!

What is Your Role in the Customer Experience? Supervisors in manufacturing are typically insulated from their customers and often...

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Why Train Manufacturing Leaders?

Why Train Manufacturing Leaders?

Manufacturing leaders are responsible for millions of dollars of assets, labor and materials....

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