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Pete Rides the Wave

Let’s see how Pete is handling the wave solder crisis. Pete had to admit that he was surprised by the positive outcome of his meeting with Fred Castle. He had sent Patty a text the day before, after he took … Continue reading

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The Price-Profitability Paradox

Let’s see how Patty and Pete are making out on their latest adventure…. “Here is the ProfitPro output,” Dave Ferris said as he pointed to a PowerPoint slide on the screen. Just then, the site general manager, Sally Wilson, and … Continue reading

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Rating World-Class Productivity

Folks, The impetus for writing the Patty and the Professor series came from my observations that many assemblers were not very focused on productivity. Productivity seemed to be an afterthought. Since then little has changed. This conclusion seems astounding, since all assemblers are … Continue reading

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