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    KPIs are useful to manage your inventory and spare parts use, but also be sure to keep everyone on your team headed in the same direction.
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    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Anna Townshend remembers John D. C. Little, MIT professor and the creator of a formula for operational excellence.
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    In an age of supply chain uncertainty, now is the time to review and improve your approach to storeroom management.
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