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Mistake-Proofing by Design at Hanes Erie, Inc.
At Hanes Erie, Inc. we make few mistakes; very few. Last year we decorated 16 million bottles and containers and made only 674 mistakes. This year we plan to do even better. The few mistakes made in 2007 have been mistake-proofed.
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Hanes and Lean Manufacturing
At Hanes Erie, Inc. Lean manufacturing is the production of goods using less of everything compared to mass production: less waste, less human effort, less manufacturing space, less investment in tools, and less engineering time to develop a new product.
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Hanes and Glass
Hanes Erie, Inc. decorates and supplies glass containers worldwide. So Hanes has sponsored studies into the history of glass.
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Hanes Tests and Uses Quality Recycled Plastic Skids
Hanes Erie, Inc. is an ISO 14001:2004 registered plant. In a sustainability test, Hanes replaced wooden skids with recycled plastic skids.
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Pharmaceutical / Medical Device / Drug
As pharmaceutical companies focus on wringing inefficiencies from production and distribution processes, they are requiring more services from their contract packaging partners. To meet these requirements, contract packagers have expanded services well beyond traditional services such as material selection and testing, and component assembly.
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Hanes Erie Collaboration on Re-coloring
Now the New York perfume creator Bond no.9 has released a perfume called "Silver Factory" to celebrate the life of the famous pop artist. The Andy Warhol perfume is a collaboration with the Andy Warhol Foundation and Bond no9.
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Hanes Erie, Inc. Leads The Way To More Sustainable Living
Where beauty is the nature of the business, Hanes Erie, Inc. is thinking about tomorrow today, and supporting the dreams of future generations by incorporating sustainability into their plans and everyday actions.
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Ensuring Successful Implementation of Six Sigma at Hanes Erie, Inc.
Dr. Peter Berry, the Quality and Sales Director at Hanes Erie, Inc. in Fairview, Pennsylvania has completed Six Sigma. By the end of 2007, Hanes, which produces an average of 60,744,697 decorated containers or “parts”, will have less than 207 rejects per year.