March 2020
MiMfg
MiMfg Magazine
Contents
Magazine
Mar 2020 • Vol. XXXIII • Print Issue No. 2
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On the Cover
A Realistic Look at Supply
Chain Management
This Month’s Features
6 Key
Conversation
John J. Walsh • MMA
8 Premium
Associate Member Spotlight
Ed Potoczak • Oakstone Group
9 Get Premium Associate Benefits
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mag.mimfg.org.
Editorial Staff
John J. Walsh
Publisher Brett Gerrish
Copy Editor
Joy Wolf
Editor/Layout Sarah Martin
Advertising
Skill of Preventing Quality Problems
10 The
Murray Sittsamer • The Luminous Group
10 16 One Year Later: PMLA Status
18 MFG Forum: Innovation & Integration
Continuity Planning
19 Business
Kevin Clary • Amerisure
Michigan Manufacturers Association
and MMA Service Corporation
620 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing MI 48933
Phone: 517-372-5900 • Fax: 517-372-3322
E-mail: [email protected] • Web: mimfg.org
MiMfg Magazine Vol. XXXIII Print Issue No.
2, March 2020 (ISSN 1936-8860), (USPS
024-973) published bi-monthly for $18 per
year by the MMA Service Corporation
(MMASC), 620 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing MI
48933-2308. Periodicals postage paid at
Lansing MI and additional offices.
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MiMfg Magazine, P.O. Box 14247, Lansing,
MI 48901-4247.
Your Missing Business Solution
20 EH&S:
Brianne Ray • LyfeCycle
the Air Issues
18 21 Know
Impacting Your Business
Member Spotlight
22 Industry
Dennis Hoeg • Nexteer
26 MMA Member Referral Program
Inside Every Issue
On the Cover: Successful supply
chain management (SCM) can
boost your reputation, improve your
bottom line and develop stronger
relationships. MMA members Amigo
Mobility, Nexteer (pictured) and
Wolfson Bolton offer tips for a
strong SCM on page 12.
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4 First & Foremost
5 Member Advantage
24 MFG at Work
27 MMA Events
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