World class manufacturing, or WCM, is the common operating methodology being implemented at Fiat SpA (IW 1000/48) and Chrysler plants throughout the world. WCM is a "structured, rigorous and integrated system that encompasses all plant processes, from safety to the environment, and from maintenance to logistics and quality," Mauro Pino, Chrysler's head of North American WCM, explained during the "Fast Forward" manufacturing conference presented by IndustryWeek and the ItalianTrade Commission in June.
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