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Cover Story
The Value Of Change by Anna Wells, Executive Editor, IMPO
No matter how young or old the dog, there are always new tricks. Hydro Aluminum’s MO-based extrusion plant took dozens of incremental steps to close production gaps, create value-added services, and improve safety and quality.  More Cover Story
Q&A
Q&A With James Johnson, National Safety Council Interview by Anna Wells, Executive Editor, IMPO
IMPO: What types of specific safety concerns are most prevalent for manufacturers? What do you think are typically a manufacturer’s biggest safety problems?
JJ: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 50 percent of nonfatal workplace injuries result from overexertion, falls on same level, and struck by incidents. 35 percent of workplace deaths are the result of motor vehicle incidents, followed by 11 percent for falls from heights (to lower level). For manufacturing, the rate of deaths and nonfatal injuries went down from 2007 to 2008 (most recent years that data is available). More Q&A
Guest Features
The Boeing Supply Chain Model by Mike Collins
On January 29, 2003, Boeing decided to design an all-new airplane made out of composites. They called it the 787 and the design idea was to make the plane light and fuel-efficient, to be a long range airplane. The dream for this aircraft was to move manufacturing to its Tier 1 suppliers who would coordinate with Tier 2 and 3 suppliers, and all Boeing would have to do was assemble the parts and save a whole bunch of time, effort, and money. This decision was a huge gamble. More Guest Features
Field Reports
Energy Intelligence: The Greening Of ROI by Anna Wells, Executive Editor, IMPO
With the recent buzz over energy efficiency and sustainability, the pressure is on manufacturers to adopt new technologies or pay the price when it comes to consumer dissent or supply chain issues. Not to mention that nagging energy bill that keeps climbing…
But in a world that is simply going green for going green’ sake, it&rsquos imortant to remember that there are real changes a manufacturer can make to their operations to save a great deal of money. If sustainability does not catch your interest, how about rapid ROI? More Field Reports
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by Jeff Reinke, Editorial Director
