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Langenwalter, Gary Allan was born on January 11, 1946 in Pendleton, Oregon, United States. Son of Allan Charles and Florine Ruth (Brace) Langenwalter.
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"The Squeeze" is a novel that relates the fight for survival of a small, family-owned, Midwest manufacturer. Barely breaking even, Brookings Manufacturing is feeling the "squeeze" even after five years of Lean implementation--from its competitors whose prices are 25% less, from employees with trust issues, from the bank who questions the company's ability to pay back loans, and from the EPA who is citing the company for violations. Its new CEO, Adam Brookings, finds himself at a crossroads--sell the barely profitable business and leave the fate of his lifetime friends/co-workers to chance, move 200 manufacturing jobs overseas and substantially affect the local community, or try something new--and quick! But what? The company turns itself around by implementing "sustainability." Sustainability goes beyond Lean, which only looks at the financial bottom line, to include two additional bottom lines--social and environmental--in decision making at all levels of an organization. Sustainability embraces the three Rs--respect, relationship, and responsibility. It is about respect for each other, respect for our earth, and respect for future generations. It is about relationships with one other, and relationship with future generations. It is thinking of ourselves as stewards, in a long line of stewards. And it is about being committed to helping customers, suppliers, and employees grow and succeed. When Brookings begins using the Triple Bottom Line to make decisions, employees, customers, suppliers, and even its bank stand up and take notice. The success of sustainability lies in its linking of personal values to ethical business practices. Improvement efforts are given new momentum and people have greater enthusiasm since they are empowered to make decisions that will directly benefit their children and the community. Everyone knows what's in it for them if their employer, family, and community make decisions that make the world "sustainable" for business, the human race
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This step-by-step handbook is aimed at providing production and inventory managers the tools they need to choose and implement an optimal materials and capacity requirements planning (MCRP) system that helps reduce costs, increase sales, and improve their firm's competitive position. At the same time, it should prepare readers for the materials and capacity requirements certification exam given by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS).
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To achieve success in today's business climate you must do more than provide high quality low cost products to customers when and how they want them. Customers and suppliers require fully integrated information - throughout the supply chain or value chain. You must integrate your organization so completely that executive decisions are implemented effortlessly. Competitive pressures often cause a reduction in prices, in spite of continually rising costs. A decrease in prices paired with increased costs quickly eliminates any profitability and threatens your company's ability to survive. This book shows you how you can reduce costs through the elimination of waste caused by poor communication and coordination throughout a company as well as between the company, its suppliers, and its customers. The author explains Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in non-technical terms, describing how an ERP system can fully integrate all functions in your manufacturing organization. He demonstrates the system's capability to increase efficiency and profitability - and to delight the customer - as well as its current deficiencies. In addition to his thorough coverage of ERP, the author introduces Total Enterprise Integration (TEI), the process of integrating all the information required to fully support a manufacturing company. TEI represents a logical extension of complete information integration throughout a manufacturing enterprise and into the supply chain. This new concept shows you how the intelligent use of work flow allows responsibility to go to the most appropriate front-line decision makers while maintaining proper budgetary and operational controls. The power of TEI is in the integration of communication across the entire manufacturing company, and out through the supply chain to customers and suppliers. Enterprise Resource Planning and Beyond: Integrating Your Entire Organization focuses on what a fully integrated system can do for you. Features
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Langenwalter, Gary Allan was born on January 11, 1946 in Pendleton, Oregon, United States. Son of Allan Charles and Florine Ruth (Brace) Langenwalter.
Diploma, Nyenrode Business University, Breukelen, The Netherlands, 1966. Bachelor in Management, University Oregon, 1967. Master of Business Administration in Management, Michigan State University, 1969.
Programmer, analyst, Arthur Andersen & Company, Detroit, 1969-1972;
project manager, Burroughs Corporation, Detroit and Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1972-1978;
manager Management Information System, Faultless Caster, Evansville, Indiana, 1978-1982;
manager trading operations, Christopher Funk & Company, Lafayette, Indiana, 1982-1983;
manager manufacturing consultant, Peat Marwick Main, Cincinnati and New York City, 1983-1987;
manager manufacturing consultant, Coopers & Lybrand, Boston, 1988;
founder, president, Langenwalter & Associations, Stow, Massachusetts, 1988-1995. Founder, president Manufacturing Cons. Partners, Inc., since 1995.
Adjunct instructor Nichols College, Dudley, Massachusetts, 1989-1991. Seminar leader U. Seminar Center, Boston, 1990-1991. Guest lecturer Bryant College, 1991-1992, Assumption College, 1993, Worcester State College, 1993, Suffolk U., 1993, Clark University, since 1997.
(This step-by-step handbook is aimed at providing producti...)
(To achieve success in today's business climate you must d...)
("The Squeeze" is a novel that relates the fight for survi...)
(1st edition)
Member administrative county St. Matthew's United Methodist Church, Acton, Massachusetts, 1989-1990, 93-95. Captain Stow Minutemen, 1990-1995. Founder Stow Civic Leadership Council.
President Stow Business Association, 1992-1994, director, 1995-1996. Treasurer Troop 1 Boy Scouts American, 1990-1993. Member Stow Economics Development Council, 1996-1997.
Member Southern New England Emmaus Cmty., since 1993. With United States Army, 1969-1971. Fellow American Production and Inventory Control Society (board directors, national representative manufacturing specific industry group since 1993, president Detroit chapter 1975-1976, speaker international conference 1994-1998, speaker regional chapter meetings since 1979, instructor repetitive management since 1995).
Member Association Manufacturing Excellence, Association Quality and Participation, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Married Janet Ann Case, August 5, 1972. Children: Karl Case, Keith Allan.