Word: norridgewock
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...make his operations more efficient, Davis is borrowing a page from Toyota. Last summer, managers re-engineered a factory in Norridgewock, Maine, following Toyota's famously flexible production system. Isolated departments for cutting, stitching and embroidery were replaced by cells of workers clustered in a line, saving 40% of floor space. Smaller batches of sneakers are now assembled rapidly, down the line, and if anyone identifies a faulty stitch, for instance, the problem is fixed before a large batch of defective shoes can pile up. Factory workers, who aren't unionized, are encouraged to point out mistakes, and they help...
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