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Oliver Wight is featured in a variety of business and industry-specific publications aimed at helping companies interested in discovering how to achieve higher levels of business performance. Below is an Oliver Wight series of articles sponsored by The Manufacturer.

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Global Focus
Manufacturer Magazine - October, 2002

Caterpillar is taking full advantage of its global status. Colin Browning reports on the company’s supply-chain focus and the benefits it’s seeing.

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It's All in the Planning
Manufacturer Magazine - September, 2002

At Honeywell Optical Products, a fast-track sales and operations planning implementation has brought 95% forecasting accuracy.

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Leaning Toward Cells
Manufacturer Magazine - July, 2002

Many lean implementations in the US do not focus on the worker side of the equation. Ruari McCallion says that may be why Japanese productivity levels are so much higher than ours.

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Five Simple Ways to Improve
Manufacturer Magazine - April, 2002

The tenets of 5S form an easy-to-use framework for eliminating waste.

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The Zen of Improvement
Manufacturer Magazine - March, 2002

Contrary to the big-bang approach of Western development programs, the Japanese philosophy of kaizen leads to sustainable improvements.

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In the Know
Manufacturer Magazine - January, 2002

Jill Rose talks with Oliver Wight Chairman Jim Correll about industry best practices, creating a company vision—and why we still can’t get accurate inventory data.

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