Elkay Manufacturing is one of Colorado’s foremost manufacturer and provider of major domestic appliances. The company sells its commodities under the LG & Bosch brand names. Elkay was founded in the year 1947. The company was one of the first to manufacture a new line of electric stoves in pacific...

Introduction Beck Manufacturing is currently running a manufacturing plant that is running at a fairly steady pace; however, a closer look at the production numbers reveals that there is much room for improvement. The owner of Beck Manufacturing, Mr. Beck, has stated his ambitions to expand manufacturing operations, but he...

The purpose of Chrysler’s World Class Manufacturing Academy is to reduce waste, increase productivity, and restore the employees’ dignity. The continuous performance improvement resulting from the World Class Manufacturing Academy (WCMA) has taken Chrysler closer towards the goal of eliminating workplace accidents, plant breakdowns, and inventories, thus creating business and...

Lynn Martin was the former Secretary of Labor for President George Bush Sr. She dealt with numerous employers to improve corporate management and advise company policies. However, on May 14, 1996, she was hired by Mitsubishi Motors to rectify harassment policies at a local plant in Normal, Illinois. This case...

In the early 19th century, the design and mainstream nature of clocks were an early indicator that work was going to be different. Before this, there were not many ways of keeping workers and work times synced up between factories. In the passage, it tells us that Jerome created the...