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Idealliance’s G7 Expert & Professional Training Returns to IWCO Direct
In a little over a month, IWCO Direct will once again host Idealliance’s G7 Expert & Professional training at our Chanhassen facilities. When we hosted the event in May of last year it sold out in almost record time, and the feedback Idealliance received from attendees was excellent. Even the lead instructor, Don Hutcheson, made a point to tell us, “I have been doing this for 12 years, and this was by far the best, most professional facility we have ever trained at.” [...]
June is National Safety Month, But We Practice the ABCs of Safety Every Day
June is when our thoughts turn to lakes, beaches, and the lure of quality time spent outdoors with family and friends. It also signals the end of school as kids take a break for the summer. But did you know that June is National Safety Month? Learning how to maintain a safe workplace is a […]
Making Lean Management a Top-to-Bottom Effort
My colleague Meg Hanaman and I have been speaking a lot lately about the implementation of Steel Business System (SBS) methodology into our Continuous Improvement and Lean manufacturing efforts. As you can imagine with a company of our size, this is a huge undertaking that has already resulted in many process improvements across all departments [...]
How Our Workflow Processes Support Content Development
The IT department might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of establishing processes, creating guidebooks or workflows, and improving references to simplify training, but a new team at IWCO Direct is changing that. The Information & Process Services Department, a part of our IT organization, offers a variety of […]
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is a Great Reminder to Put One More Item on Your Spring-Cleaning List
The misuse and abuse of prescription drugs has become an epidemic that unfortunately affects too many lives. According to the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, six million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs that year, and the majority of those drugs were obtained from family and friends, often stolen from their medicine cabinets. […]
