MAPP Award Honors Outreach Efforts
The Educational Outreach Award honored Viking Plastics, Dymotek and All-Plastics. Photo courtesy of Creative Technology Corp.
Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors (MAPP) recently held its...
Strategic Alternatives Through an Owner’s Eyes: Ownership Transitions
by Joellen Sorenson, director
Stout
The satisfaction of succeeding as a business owner can be unparalleled - achieving millions in sales by starting with an idea...
Four Strategies for Optimizing Production Scheduling in Real Time
By Ed Potoczak, director of industry relations
IQMS
In a recent conversation, an executive at a South Carolina-based injection molding and vacuum forming manufacturer described how...
Association News
MAPP Brings Together Industry's Up-and-Coming Leaders
In mid-July, MAPP announced its newest initiative to connect the plastics industry's young professionals: MAPP Young Professionals Advisory Network....
Booklist: Motivational Leadership
Organizational leaders are many things: decision makers, financial strategists, strategic visionaries and more. But, how many have added "coach" to their list of job...
Building Loyal Relationships in a Disloyal World
by Richard Farrell, president
Tangent Knowledge Systems
Relationship selling is the bedrock for successful selling in the new millennium. However, most salespeople conduct themselves as if...
How is the Economy Doing? It Depends on Which One
by Chris Kuehl, managing director
Armada Corporate Intelligence
The most common query received by an economist is "How is the economy doing?" This generally sends me...
Established Procedures Stop Fraud Attempt at Plastikos
by Dianna Brodine, managing editor
Plastics Business
While the stories have been circulating for a while now – and this magazine has reported previously on attempts...
Understanding the Flow of Inventory Management
by Grainger Editorial Staff
Is a large percentage of your company's dollars going toward inventory? Managing inventory efficiently can help cut down on many costs...
Look Who’s Talking: Advancing Employee Communication with Falcon Plastics
by Lara Copeland, contributing editor
Plastics Business
Creating a culture of communication is paramount to the success of any relationship, including those fostered within a business...
