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Daily Archives: October 14, 2009

The Future’s Too Far Away

By Chris Chiappinelli | Published: October 14, 2009

Grand visions of the “factory of the future” invite a certain complacency; there’s much that manufacturers can do today to innovate on the floor.

Posted in Lean Matters | Tagged Entergy, factory innovation, Lean manufacturing, operational efficiency, plant maintenance | Leave a comment

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