Problem: $9.9 million theft shows how vulnerable to unscrupulous employees businesses may be. Solution: Security experts offer suggestions for simple preventive measures.
Problem: Excess labor needed to load and unload CNC machine, inconsistent production flow. Solution: New load/unload system helps control the production pace of the entire shop.
Problem: Launching a new woodworking in a down economy. Solution: Create a business plan that capitalizes on opportunities created by the economic downturn.
By Wade Vonasek -- Attention to quality control, work environment and sustainable manufacturing has made Pacific Crest Industries’ CEO Steve Bell the 2009 Jerry Metz Achievement Award winner.
Tradition meets technology in upstate New York, where Harden Furniture combines old-world craftsmanship with modern-day technology, to forge a profitable future.
With 36 years in the industry under his belt, Bill Weaver has experienced woodworking from the shop floor all the way up to the front office.
“Never did I envision at the beginning of my career that I would be where I am today,” says Weaver, the president and CEO of Canyon Creek Cabinet Co.. “It has been a very rewarding career full of great experiences.”