Profit and control have been the driving themes of the manufacturing industry over the past 150 years. However, as we get deeper into the knowledge economy, we find both of these concepts evolving. The issue of profitability is turning into the issue of sustainability. The issue of control is turning into the issue of empowerment.

THE PRODUCTION WINNERS CIRCLE by Mike Manes The dictionary defines producer as a person or thing that produces. Production is the act or process of prod...