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FIBERS AND TEXTILES COMPANY
GASTONIA PLANT
JANUARY. 1991
VOL. 4. NO. 5
PLANT MANAGER'S MESSAGE
By: Jaggy Anand
Gastonia plant performance in 1990,
in most areas, was very good. The
plant achieved its highest
productivity and the lowest waste in
our history. We started our TQC
education process. The working
relationship between Management and
Union was considerably improved. The
only area with below par performance
was safety, but a new awareness has
been created in this important area
with the help of all the employees.
Overall it was a good year and these
accomplishments were as a result of
hard work and teamwork by all.
1991 is going to be full of
challenges. We need to make further
improvements in all these areas with
special emphasis on customer satis
faction. We need to earn an image of
being a quality supplier from our
customers. Continuous improvement is
the surest way to ensure a secure
future.
MONTHLY PRODUCTION - DECEMBER
Pounds per Day
Department*
Ply Twisting
Cable Twisting
T.C. Weaving
Ind. Weaving
Treating
Required
150.000
150.000
150.000
4,000
165.000
Actual
148,915
152,914
138,904
4,251
148,440
Month Total Pounds Shipped: 3,001,153
* Operating days vary by department.
WASTE REPORT - DECEMBER
Actual %
to Production
Objective %
to Production
Twisting:
Nylon
1.107
.646
Polyester
1.130
.813
Weaving:
Nylon
.408
.478
Polyester
.567
.454
Treating:
Nylon
.433
.370
Polyester
.188
.187
CUSTOMER COMMENTS
By: Jeff Heavner
I had the opportunity to attend a
meeting in Decatur of technical and
production personnel from all tire
plants and Akron. We learned what
efforts are underway to meet the
tougher tire uniformity requirements
being demanded by Ford. The biggest
items is the implementation of TQC.
The commitment of tire plants and
their suppliers to this common goal
will be the key to BFS' success.
Overall, the polyester fabric is
processing very well in the tire
plants; however, there will be a lot
of pressure on Gastonia to reduce
rerolls and reweaves. There will be
much emphasis on EPI across the
entire sheet of fabric.
Our customers for nylon tire cord
are requesting a flatter fabric sheet
from us. Bagginess is the major
customer complaint. PAUL NEAL,
CHARLES PETTIT, KEITH WILSON, CHARLES
MAY and CARROLL CLOER have agreed to
address the baggy fabric problem. We
are very interested in your ideas
concerning the causes of bagginess.
If you have a suggestion, please
contact one of these gentlemen.
Samples are being woven on the West
End to be sent to Dow Canvas and
Aeroquip.
OUR BUSINESS IS PLEASING CUSTOMERS
Sometimes we can lose sight of our
customers completely. We forget
that the customer, in the final
analysis, pays the bill for our work.
CUSTOMERS bring us their needs and
wants. Our job is to fill them
profitably - to them and to us.
CUSTOMERS are affected by the way
each of us does our work.
CUSTOMERS' good opinions of us and
our work are one of our most valuable
assets. Good opinions cannot be
bought - they are freely given in
response to good value and good
service.
The Economic Press