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Current topic:
When Lean Manufacturing Goes Bad

Do you get tired of reading articles about the great successes of manufacturing strategies at other companies? It sounds almost as if all implementations are flawless, performance gains are stellar (and happen practically overnight) and the management team does all the right things. Wouldn’t you, just once, like to hear about programs that crashed and burned? Or those that never even got off the ground? Then this article is for you!

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Published Articles

Don Penkala has authored and been interviewed for numerous articles in newspapers and industrial journals on improving plant operations, including:

  • Adhesives & Sealants Industry
  • Assembly - 3 articles
  • Chicago Tribune
  • Cutting Tool Engineering
  • Food Engineering
  • HR Focus
  • Industry Week
  • Injection Molding Magazine
  • Maintenance Management
  • Material Handling Solutions
  • National Productivity Review
  • Occupational Health & Safety
  • Personnel Journal
  • PIMA Magazine (Paper Industry Mfrs. Assn.)
  • Production Team
  • Quality Progress
  • The Service Sector
  • Time Compression Technologies
  • Training & Development

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