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Insights from the 2019 PIA Continuous Improvement Conference
For the past five years, we’ve been eager attendees of the Continuous Improvement Conference, and this year was no exception. The insights and information we’ve brought back from these gatherings have helped us sharpen our own quality focus and build a strong Lean Manufacturing program [...]
Quality and Effort: Reading Seth Godin Through a Continuous Improvement Lens
Marketer, author, and recent AMA Hall of Famer Seth Godin has a bit of a celebrity status here at IWCO Direct. When he posted a blog in early November about the relationship between quality and effort (you can read it here), it quickly made its way to my desk. In it, Seth uses his […]
The Steel Business System is Changing Our Continuous Improvement for the Better—Here’s How
As my colleague Pat Sondreal noted in his July post, one of the major benefits IWCO Direct has experienced since joining the Steel Partners family of companies has been the introduction of the Steel Business System (SBS) methodology to augment our already robust Continuous Improvement and Lean manufacturing efforts. Throughout 2018, the Continuous Improvement […]
A Push for Innovation at the 2018 Supplier Summit
Earlier this month, we were pleased to host 88 attendees at our Chanhassen campus for the IWCO Direct Supplier Summit, continuing a tradition that began in 2000. Mary Hyland, vice president of business services, welcomed our guests and reminded them that we believe an important aspect of delivering superior service to our clients is creating […]
How We’re Streamlining Front-End Processes to Enhance Customer Experience
Followers of SpeakingDIRECT may recall my post from April detailing the changes we were testing and implementing on our front-end workflows. The project focused on where we could improve internally to increase efficiency to help enhance the customer experience. Our goal was to see where we could simplify processes, reduce queues, and enhance quality […]
