Leaner and Greener/MINNESOTA SHOP FOCUSES ON LEAN MANUFACTURING, ENERGY CONSERVATION

摘要

Ted Schreyer, VP of Operations at Associated Finishing Inc. (AFI), sums up business conditions for the paint and powder coating shop with a brief history lesson. "Our biggest customer three years ago got so big they actually put in their own finishing line," he recalls. "Our biggest customer two years ago went offshore--took their parts to China. Our biggest customer last year is now looking at doing the same thing.