Her job is one that requires a certain finesse with vendors, because on any given day, a vital part may fail to arrive at UCEC Headquarters. When that happens, Cindy must lean on her well-honed relationships with vendors.
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At UCEC, we’re proud to be at the forefront of what some industry watchers and C-level executives are calling a “manufacturing renaissance.”
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The UCEC shop is a place of constant change. New materials arrive daily while fully fabricated electrical control panels are readied for testing and then shipment to their final destination.
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We were getting ready to wrap things up, when one of the “upper management” members asked if we could cut some time off production, by just giving them a workable panel.
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Once we moved the crate inside, we were faced with the world’s most fastidiously built ocean-going wooden crate. Our German colleagues reinforced the crate so well, it took six hours to open the top. And then we still had the sides to pry open which took another three hours. Lesson learned: if you want something to arrive in one piece from halfway around the world, choose German engineering.
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I will wager that 99 percent of us get everything we “have to get done” before we leave town. Having a goal and a time frame has a profound effect on the ability to focus and make decisions.
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Leadership is about getting people to do things faster than they would do them on their own, and getting greater results than people might achieve on their own.
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For your Friday, we wanted to share with you a video series made by Caterpillar called “Built for It.” The YouTube spots feature talented heavy equipment operators maneuvering their Caterpillar machines in humorous and challenging situations.
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