Three Rivers manufacturer named a Top Ten plant
American Axle & Manufacturing’s operation in Three Rivers has been named one of the 10 best plants in North America by IndustryWeek magazine.
The Three Rivers Manufacturing Facility employs more than 700 people and was recognized for sharp improvements in the quality of its products.
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When Three Rivers and four other plants were purchased from General Motors in 1994, AAM CEO Richard Dauch immediately set the expectation that AAM would become a world-class manufacturing organization. In 1994, the Three Rivers plant had a customer reject rate (PPM) of 570. Dauch told the facility the bar was being set at 25 PPM. “He took the approach of setting stretch goals and challenging the organization to meet goals that maybe we didn’t think we were capable of meeting at the time,” plant manager Greg Yezback recalls. But by 2000, the rate had been slashed to 22. Today, it is zero.
To find out more about the IndustryWeek recognition, read the rest of the story.
Source: IndustryWeek magazine
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