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Feburary. 21, 2012
Some 147 years ago, Milliken & Company was selling woolen goods manufactured in New England; it soon expanded to represent the cotton mills of the southern United States. With a passion to be not the biggest but the best, the Milliken family...
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Feburary. 20, 2012
Low-cost, offshore competitors tried and failed to beat down this privately held manufacturer. This article is reprinted with permission from the Association of Manufacturing Excellence and Target magazine, Spring Issue 2012.
January 27, 2012
At Milliken plants, 5S has become a foundational pillar within the company's operating system. However, as Milliken's Stephen Jarman notes in his recent OH&S blog, the key to success for a change of process like 5S is a deep regard and respect for the people involved. Read Stephen's "Absolutes of 5S Implementation" to greatly improve your chances of sustaining your process improvement projects.
January 13, 2012
The Anti-Kodak: How a U.S. FIrm Innovates and Thrives.
December, 2011
I was fortunate to be invited recently to attend a three-day safety seminar sponsored by an international manufacturing firm whose headquarters is located nearby. The company, Milliken®, is known for its innovative products...
October 26, 2011
The seven winners of the 2011 Manufacturing Excellence award all have had different journeys down their road to a Lean manufacturing operation. They are all finding their way down that road to productivity and operational success...
March 16, 2011
Operational excellence is vital to a manufacturer's financial health -- and not only because of cost and quality improvements. Operational excellence creates the space for innovation and creativity to blossom. By tackling operations improvements with...
January 1, 2009
Attendees of the Milliken & Co. Gilliland plant tour in Laurens, S.C., witnessed a world-class facility that manufactures over 200 different products in support of the parent company's line of textiles and chemicals. They had a chance to learn about a plant that ...
February 1, 2009
What could a plant manager from a process manufacturer that makes yarns and fabrics for industrial applications possibly learn from an automaker such as Toyota? Conventional wisdom says companies should benchmark against similar industries ...