Building Better Businesses

Columbia Forest Products is North America’s largest manufacturer of hardwood plywood and hardwood veneer. The company, based in Greensboro, N.C., employs more than 2,100 people and operates facilities throughout the United States and Canada.  Much of their hardwood plywood is…

When Ed Furniss first heard about Lean, he didn’t see how it could apply to his company. “€œLean seemed fine for the Toyotas and Motorolas of the world with their mass-production operations,”€ – said Furniss, Vice president and plant manager…