title: World-class materiel flexibility: one plant's victory over materiel-related downtime.
abstract: It is not uncommon for the materiel managers in a manufacturing company to be blamed for downtime and the consequent failure to meet production targets. To avoid downtime, materiel managers need to look at their role in solving materiel-related downtime and to address the problems that cause downtime in the same way they would address other process quality problems.
authors.affiliation: Motorola Automotive and Industrial Electronics Group, Northbrook, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Q B
authors.initials: QB
authors.lastname: Samelson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D007221:Industry; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital; D011340:Problem Solving; D011357:Product Line Management; D017748:Time Management