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Survival of the Fastest

By on March 26, 2013 in advanced manufacturing, Author, Business, Business Spotlight, Chicago, Columnist, Detroit, DuPage County Industrial & Manufacturing, HandsOn Tech, Illinois, Imagine the Possibilities, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturers, Manufacturing, Milwaukee, Naperville, New York, Palatine, Rockford, Schaumburg, Small Business, Social Media, Software, Technology, Wendell Podulka

           SURVIVAL OF THE FASTEST       Infor says speed is a competitive weapon.       Why? We believe that speed—not just scale—is the new basis for competition. It’s no longer about how big a company is; it’s about how fast you can execute. You may never be able to out-scale a competitor, but you [...]

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DuPage County Industrial & Manufacturing Waste Reduction Strategies

By on November 9, 2012 in Blog, Continuous Improvement, DuPage County Industrial & Manufacturing, IMEC, Industry, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing, News, Waste Reduction

IMEC, the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC), and DuPage County have partnered to provide fully funded E3 technical assistance to DuPage facilities. Economy, Energy, Environment (E3) ensures that a company’s environmental resources and 3M resources – Manpower, Machine, and Money – are utilized as effectively as possible, to increase waste reduction. Join us November 19th [...]

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