Abstract: This proposal focuses on the implementation of the operational excellence management model based on Lean Manufacturing in a plastic packaging manufacturing plant to improve the efficiency ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Within 15 years, a garbage truck’s worth of plastic could be entering our environment every second. Not every ...

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“Paper or plastic?” Your days are numbered. The question that millions of shoppers have heard for years when they roll up to the checkout aisle at grocery stores will soon be a thing of the past. On ...