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“ Customers don ’ t want to pay for waste , they want the product as fast as possible . Lean manufacturing has been an incredible success over the past decade ,” he says .
Before Skinner became president in 2016 , he worked his way through the company for over 31 years - from factory floor to the top .
Skinner now sits in a key position to oversee the company ’ s transition into the future of the manufacturing industry and maintain the marketleading reputation Milbank has earned .
Master Plan Through a series of strategic planning meetings in 2016 , Skinner and senior executives , board members and family owners sat down to pull together a strategy for the company ’ s future . Here , Milbank agreed to develop a Manufacturing Technology Master Plan .
“ This master plan serves as a tool to help us explore and develop a three-year timeline so we can prioritize the implementation of capital equipment , tools and technology ,” says Douglas Ubel , Vice President
Brad Skinner President
of Purchasing . “ We are looking for new capabilities to enhance quality , reduce costs , add capacity and improve safety . It ’ s not just to bring in new technology , but for a specific purpose to help with cost structure , improve products and enhance our capability in the marketplace .”
Ubel joined the company in 2015 and has worked on a number of manufacturing projects including supply planning , capital investment processes and process improvements , and is now leading the strategic technology initiative .
The master plan will see a series of subteams work through the company ’ s
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