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		<title>Editorial</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Isonhood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this issue, we feature articles on various topics, including Ergon’s response to the Mississippi River Flood of 2011, Supply &#038; Distribution, terminaling operations at Vicksburg and Memphis, use of the Kaizen tool at Bunge-Ergon Vicksburg, LLC and much, much more.]]></description>
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		<title>Perspective:  Great Quotes on Leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee Lampton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Excellence is...
Caring more than others think is wise;
Risking more than others think is safe;
Dreaming more than others think is practical.
Expecting more than others think is possible."
-Winston Churchill]]></description>
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		<title>Case Studies in Business Improvement: Kaizen at Bunge–Ergon Vicksburg, LLC</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathryn Steen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bunge-Ergon Vicksburg, LLC used Kaizen, a systematic team-based rapid improvement workshop, to treat excessive wastewater in their holding tanks. The one week event now saves the company over one million dollars per year. ]]></description>
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		<title>Ergonots After Hours – Port Cities Emergency Operations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell Heritage</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fall 2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ergonots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mississippi River flood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russell Heritage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When the Mississippi River flood of 2011 affected operations along the river, Ergon employees rose to the challenge and worked around the clock to keep product on the move.]]></description>
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		<title>Ergon and the Flood of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell Heritage</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Magnolia Marine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mississippi River flood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russell Heritage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A behind-the-scenes look at the trials Ergon faced during the historic Mississippi River flood of 2011, and how hard work and creative thinking led to triumph in its wake.]]></description>
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		<title>Quality Topic: Consistency During Crises</title>
		<link>http://focus.ergon.com/quality-topic-consistency-during-crises2011</link>
		<comments>http://focus.ergon.com/quality-topic-consistency-during-crises2011#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell Heritage</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fall 2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mississippi River flood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russell Heritage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ergon companies provided consistent products and service throughout one of the largest river floods in recent history.]]></description>
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		<title>Product Spotlight: Save My Road Educational Series</title>
		<link>http://focus.ergon.com/product-spotlight-save-my-road-educational-series2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell Heritage</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fall 2011]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[road preservation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ergon Asphalt &#038; Emulsions brought industry experts together to create an educational video series for pavement preservation practitioners. And they’re offering it for free.]]></description>
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		<title>ISO 9000 Quality Standard</title>
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		<comments>http://focus.ergon.com/iso-9000-quality-standard-72011#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charlie Bennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fall 2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charlie Bennett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISO 9000 8.5]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The rewards of data analysis, improvement, and corrective and preventive action are discussed in this conclusion to the ISO 9000 series.]]></description>
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		<title>Corporate Spotlight: Supply &amp; Distribution</title>
		<link>http://focus.ergon.com/corporate-spotlight-supply-distribution2011</link>
		<comments>http://focus.ergon.com/corporate-spotlight-supply-distribution2011#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell Heritage</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fall 2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mississippi River flood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russell Heritage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suppy and Distribution]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At corporate headquarters, Supply &#038; Distribution successfully managed the flood contingency operations by facilitating communication and cooperation among Ergon's various branches.
]]></description>
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		<title>Editorial</title>
		<link>http://focus.ergon.com/editorial-62011</link>
		<comments>http://focus.ergon.com/editorial-62011#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Isonhood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Summer 2011]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Editor's letter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Editorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Isonhood]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Readers, Welcome to the spring/summer edition of FOCUS. Ergon’s Systems and Performance Improvement Department (SPID) manages this publication for the employees of Ergon to keep you informed on new things ongoing within our company. This issue features articles on various topics, including Ergon &#8211; Asia, Inc., Ergon Marine &#038; Industrial Supply, Inc., PMSI, Crafco, [...]]]></description>
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