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Management + production = a winning team: 8 "simple" tips that lead to manufacturing success.(SELECTED TOPIC)

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| May 01, 2006 | Fruchter, Robert | COPYRIGHT 2006 National Association of Credit Management. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Millions of dollars are lost each year because manufacturing companies are not addressing an essential, straightforward issue. The problem? Groups within the company are just not working together.

Regardless of organizational structure or size, manufacturing companies are made up of multiple groups that must cooperate if the business is to be successful. Productivity is at stake when the two main players, those in management of the company and those in production, are not working as one unit. Competing against larger companies and those around the world, if productivity is at stake, so is survival.

The situation is so pervasive today, manufacturing ...

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