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The Manufacturing Game

The Manufacturing Game

Have you ever wondered about the resistances and constraints your organization encounters in fully realizing your vision? Do performance standards for production and processes vary greater than you think necessary? Have you sometimes struggled to anticipate factors that prohibit “staying power” of the changes and improvements your organization implements? Well, Ergon – West Virginia, Inc. [...]

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Early Detection  as Continual Improvement

Early Detection as Continual Improvement

What’s new?  Why? Oil refineries such as Lion Oil Company (LOC) located in El Dorado, Arkansas, Ergon Refining, Inc., (ERI) in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Ergon – West Virginia, Inc. (EWV) in Newell, West Virginia, must continually improve their processes to stay competitive in the manufacturing market.  Accepting the status quo in operations and maintenance practices [...]

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