Flexible Packaging?A Bright Prospect

Fessenden speaks from experience. Alcoa recently implemented the Alcoa Business System which has helped the company focus on improving its cost structure, including "managing the work activities that make up the product processes to reduce product variability and detect problems which are then quickly solved. The result has been increased productivity, reduced waste of materials and resources, and the ability to better satisfy and serve our customers," Fessenden said.