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Articles in the Press
H. B. MAYNARD AND COMPANY, INC.Ž AND JACKSON LEWIS PARTNER TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE WAGE AND HOUR LITIGATION PREVENTION SERVICES Read the entire article HERE. H. B. MAYNARD AND COMPANY, INC. TO PROVIDE NEW PACKAGED SOLUTION FOR DISTRIBUTION CENTER WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT Read the entire article HERE. MAYNARDŽ RECOGNIZED AMONG 100 BEST PLACES TO WORK IN PENNSYLVANIA FOR 2006 Read the entire article HERE. H. B. MAYNARD AND COMPANY, INC.Ž INTRODUCES A LEAN APPROACH TO BACKROOM MANAGEMENT FOR THE RETAIL INDUSTRY Read the entire article HERE. H. B. Maynard and Company, Inc. Announces Release of StandardsProŽ 5.6 Read the entire article HERE. H. B. MAYNARD AND COMPANY, INC. EXTENDS LEADERSHIP POSITION WITH UNVEILING OF PACKAGED SOLUTIONS FOR RETAIL - Integrated workforce management solutions enable retailers to address most critical labor management challenges Read the entire article HERE. SUPERMARKET NEWS - Total Workforce Management : Retailers are turning to increasingly sophisticated and all-encompassing workforce management systems to manage their labor resources Read the entire article HERE. Eliminating Wasted Motion - Time is Money, Maynard Teaches Giant Eagle, Other Clients Read the entire article HERE. Maynard Selected for the Pittsburgh Business Times' Pittsburgh 100 List Read the entire article HERE. "Maynard Receives the People Do Matter Award 2004" Read the entire article HERE. "Maynard named as one of Pennsylvania's Best Places to Work for 2004" (October 20, 2004) Read the entire article HERE. Pittsburgh Business Times (August 27, 2004) - Maynard selected for the Pittsburgh Business Times' Pittsburgh 100 List Read the entire article HERE. STORE Magazine (May 2004 Issue) - "Wild Oats Tames Front-End Inconsistencies" Read the entire article HERE. Pittsburgh Business Times (April 9-15, 2004) - "Lean manufacturing techniques take hold in variety of industries" Read the entire article HERE. John Minnich, Vice President of Maynard is quoted in the January 2004 issue of Advantage magazine on the state of labor relations in the supermarket industry. Read the entire article HERE. View 2003 appearance of Kenneth E. Smith, President of Maynard, on World Business Review discussing productivity management solutions. Revisiting a Retail Challenge In an environment as competitive as the retail industry, companies must be vigilant in exploring methods to operate more efficiently and profitably. Finding ways to move merchandise closer to the sales floor, reduce checkout times and lines, and enhance the customer experience is essential to success. Read how Bob's Stores launched an improvement initiative using industrial engineering disciplines such as 5-S, best methods and engineered standards. Reprinted with permission from December 2003 Industrial Engineer. Copyright 2004 Institute of Industrial Engineers. All rights reserved. "5-S organizational approach helps improve workplace productivity" Article from Distribution Center Management. "A Gleaming Example" Executives are finding that making a clean sweep of their retail store operations is turning up pay dirt. This article will demonstrate how the concepts and applications that originated in traditional manufacturing sectors are being applied successfully in retail store operations. Copyright 2002 Institute of Industrial Engineers. Reprinted with permission from February 2002 IIE Solutions. All rights reserved. "A Pattern of Improved Workforce Performance – Lean Manufacturing at Matthews Bronze" By: John Connors of H. B. Maynard & Company, Inc. and JB Threat of Matthews International "Amgen Implements an Engineered Standards Program to Increase Manufacturing Capacity" By: Emilio Rivera, & Matt Bamrud of Amgen and Tom Arneman & Doug Rabeneck of H. B. Maynard and Company, Inc "Breaking Barriers" - Chains like Big Y are taking labor systems beyond the front end to perimeter departments, while giving employees new access to corporate data via the Web Article from Supermarket News - September 23, 2002 (Volume 50, Number 38). deHavilland By: Mike Sidlar, de Havilland and John Minnich, H. B. Maynard and Company, Inc. Kindred Industries By: Brian Honey, Kindred Industries and Steve Pawlowicz, H.B. Maynard and Company, Inc. "Lean Manufacturing at Matthews Bronze" Matthews International Corporation (Pittsburgh, PA) "Leveraging Labor Standards" Article from WERCSheet, May 2001. Copyright 2001 by Warehousing Education and Research Council. Reprinted with permission. WERCSheet is the newsletter of the Warehousing Education and Research Council and is provided as an information resource for members. WERC does not endorse any individuals or firms. For additional information regarding WERC and its services, visit their website at www.werc.org or call 630.990.0001. "Royal Home Fashions, Inc. - Mastering the Mix, The Distribution Dilemma." By: Doug Kahn, Royal Home Fashions Inc. and Jeff Arnold, H.B. Maynard and Company Inc. "The Chamberlain Group, Inc. - Productivity Improvement through Line Balancing and Visual Management" By: Stephen J. Marstall, Executive Vice President of Operations, The Chamberlain Group, Inc. "This model gives supervisors effective tool for providing feedback" "To be effective in the warehouse or distribution center, frontline supervisors need to have standards, an objective measure of what people need to do." Article from Distribution Center Management.
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