Living in a Glass HouseIt’s really no wonder that manufacturing workers’ initial reaction to lean reformations is discomfort. First, the term itself implies that things will get slimmer, and workers often think that means their own ranks, not just the processes involved in production...
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|  | Changing for the BetterThere’s no shortage of theories on the reasons for the flagging state of U.S. manufacturing, and surely a confluence of factors is to blame. But I think part of the issue is that somewhere along the line Americans got lazy, assuming a sense of entitlement in certain industries where we’ve traditionally been leaders.
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