Dec 20 2012
Manufacturing Hall of Fame: Meet the Class of 2012 | IW Manufacturing Hall of Fame content from IndustryWeek
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Now in its fourth year, the IW Manufacturing Hall of Fame gives us an opportunity to reflect on what — and who — is most important to the world of manufacturing.
I already posted the citation on Robert W. Hall. This is about the complete list of inductees.
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Dec 28 2012
With the world watching, change begins at China’s factories – SiliconValley.com
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A revealing story, where “lean” is only used in the sense of a backrest to lean against. Under pressure, FoxConn has come around to replacing stools with chairs. In another 10 years, they may realize that sitting while working 10 hours a day is itself a problem, and redesign operations so that operators stand and move. They may also realize that you get higher productivity and better quality with 8-hour shifts.
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By Michel Baudin • Press clippings • 1 • Tags: Apple, China, Sitting operations