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The 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence
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The 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence

by Larry E. Fast
October 2011
Beginner
266 pages
6h 59m
English
CRC Press
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The Maintenance Manager’s Role
As a new plant manager in 1980 I scheduled a one-on-one discussion
with each member of my sta. In my rst session with the maintenance
manager I asked him to educate me on the state of the facility from his
point of view. I also wanted to make it clear that he had my full support
as the steward of our xed assets. On my watch there would be no dete-
rioration of the company’s assets aside from normal wear and tear and
depreciation on the equipment.
I was fortunate to have had great stewards of the facility before me who
had set the example. For the times, the plant already had a serviceable pre-
ventive mai
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