How Good Companies Get Even Better
Publisher Carol Carman travels to Greece to find production speeds and plant flow to be almost faster than the speed of the proverbial bullet. Read her Publisher’s column on Neoset, the largest producer of office furniture and cabinetry in Greece, who is shipping product within three days of order! Employee Defamation - Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Protecting workers while they are in your employ and after they have left is more critical than ever. What you are doing right may be putting you more at risk than anything you do wrong. Legal Matters editor, R. Scott Tobin, explains. Safety in the Plant: What Are Your Employees Wearing?
Check out the most "fashionable" ideas in safety wear. If your plant workers aren’t decked out in these items, you’re risking fines from OSHA and possible product liability cases. How to Operate an Effective Air Drying Yard
Dr. Fred Lamb concludes his "recipe" for setting up and operating an air drying yard designed to reduce wastage and costs of lumber outside while improving the quality of the finished product in the production cycle. The Custom Shop
If you're a small shop owner, check out these new products introduced at the Florida woodworking show in Orlando. They're designed with the custom shop in mind. Accent on Design: Antique Wood Finds New Life for Today’s Lifestyles
From the fallen houses of old New Orleans, "reborn" furniture for modern lifestyles is finding redemption with the help of resurrectionists, Charbonnet and Charbonnet. The Upholstery Shop
This Texas company caters to the carriage trade, but look what they're doing - customizing while still using standardization as their baseline.
A Cell Manufacturing Success Story
SMI, an Orlando-based cabinet manufacturer, overcomes employee opposition and shows workers how to make the turn to modern woodworking and learn to love cell manufacturing. |
