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Combating the Decline of Productivity in American Manufacturing w/ John Abplanalp

The Manufacturing Executive · 6 Jun 2023 · 27m · Episode 156

What this episode covers

John Abplanalp, President of Tight Lines Advisors and former CEO of Precision Valve Corporation, argues that US manufacturing productivity is at a 75-year low, driven by rising labor and material costs and a historical shift away from operational focus. He contrasts his firm's holistic, stakeholder-centric approach to improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) with the cost-cutting methods typical of private equity firms. Abplanalp cites specific success stories, including Precision Valve's reduction of startup times from eight hours to one minute and a wood delivery service doubling its daily deliveries through process redesign, to demonstrate how productivity gains can enhance competitiveness and sustainability.

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established companies and companies scaling up

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Companies
Tight Lines Advisors, Precision Valve Corporation, Gorilla 76, S.C. Johnson, Unilever, DuPont, Gibson Greeting Cards
Products
Industrial Marketing Live
Also
Charles Payne

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