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Food Engineering December 1, 2005 Kevin T. Higgins	Lean builds steam Assembly industries and the automotive world flocked to lean manufacturing in the last decade. Now, food and beverage processors are getting in step.
Food Engineering April 1, 2005 Olin Thompson	Something broken this way comes An estimated 35 percent of indirect cost in a food plant is due to maintenance. Can you foresee upcoming equipment failures? Predictive and preventive maintenance software can help keep your plant running.
Food Processing June 2012	MRO Q&A: TPM as a best practice? Q: I have heard the term Total Productive Maintenance as being the "best practice" for maintaining equipment. Can you help me understand what it is and how it differs from regular maintenance?
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Food Engineering April 2, 2007 Wayne Labs	Savvy Maintenance Strategies For food processors, a savvy plant maintenance strategy begins with hard questions based in reality. What does it cost when a part fails in your production line? How critical is it to your business?
IndustryWeek October 1, 2006 Doug Bartholomew	Enterprise Software: Lean Gets a Software Assist They said it couldn't be done -- mix enterprise resource planning with lean, that is. But ERP technology can support lean initiatives if you're willing to ride out the cultural shift.
IndustryWeek July 1, 2008 Jonathan Katz	Lean Results for Lean Programs: By the Numbers Although many large U.S.-based manufacturers utilize lean techniques, there's a lot of room for improvement.
IndustryWeek August 20, 2009	Watlow Electric Finds Value in Lean Accounting Manufacturer of industrial electric heaters and components offers best practices for implementation.
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IndustryWeek September 1, 2005 Doug Bartholomew	Operations: New Ideas For Smooth Systems A move to outsourcing and a shift toward enterprise resource planning software for maintenance applications are among the key trends taking place in the market for maintenance, repair and operations software.
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HBS Working Knowledge October 22, 2007 Julia Hanna	Bringing 'Lean' Principles to Service Industries In terms of operations and improvements, the service industries in general are a long way behind manufacturing.
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Bank Systems & Technology October 9, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	Lessons for Banks to Learn from Lean Principles During Financial Crisis With the economic climate the way it is, banks today, more than ever, are beginning to take a closer look at the principles of Lean operating processes.
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