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Moore, Ron.
Making common sense common practice: models for manufacturing excellence/Ron Moore.
p. cm.
Includes index.

(pbk.: alk. paper)

1. Manufacturing industries Management. 2. Manufacturing processes. 3. Production management. 4. Manufactures Quality control. I. Title.
HD9720.5.M66 2002
658.5 dc21 2001049932
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Acknowledgments

Thanks to those in manufacturing plants who, given the proper tools, encouragement, and leadership, can and are providing manufacturing excellence; folks like Larry Funke and Mike Barkle; Mickey Davis; John Kang; Lester Wheeler, Joe Robinson, and Jerry Borchers; Glen Herren; Bob Seibert; Chuck Armbruster, Pat Campbell, and Al Yeagley; Ian Tunnycliff, James Perryer, and...