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Walking the Walk with Lean Manufacturing
April 30, 2008 |Estimated reading time: Less than a minute
Steve Williams, the Printed Circuit Board Commodity Manager for Plexus Corporation, gives some insights into lean manufacture, why it is important and how he sees it implemented (or not) among his suppliers. Williams says to take a look at how much inventory the supplier has--this is the first clue that they may not be practicing what they're preaching.