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Innovation at Work - MMQB
When county government officials in this northwest Michigan
community tout plant expansion as a symbol of economic growth, Scott Lakari is always a bit skeptical. The vice president of operations at Metalworks/Great Openings is pleased other Ludington... READ MORE |
Problem-Solving Helps Company Win - Assembly Magazine
A strand of ribbon isn't much, but for one Michigan assembler, it may have led to a 2008 Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence. Metalworks (Ludington, MI) makes sheet-metal filing cabinets, bookcases, hutches, and ... READ MORE
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Lean Manufacturing Wins - Manufacturing Engineering
Successful lean manufacturers can usually point to some crisis that led employees to fully embrace the lean manufacturing techniques that helped change the company’s culture. For metal-case-goods manufacturer Metalworks Inc./Great Openings
(Ludington, MI), that event is perhaps embodied with the realization by management that the company’s supervisors’ roles would change the greatest as the company shifted toward...READ MORE |
Lean and Clean - West Michigan Green Suppliers Network
In 2008, this small, family-run company with 300+ employees and three manufacturing sites was recognized with the premier manufacturing award in North
America, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence. This story is about the people inspired to create positive change...READ MORE |
Road to Shingo - How Metalworks Won the Shingo® Award |
Mission Possible - 9 & 10 News |