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“Out-of-the-box thinking is essential to every new product we
develop, every new market we enter and every process we improve.
It’s a mindset and a way of life.”
Success within Textron Industrial
Products requires ingenuity – staying
ahead of the competition by setting
the pace in new product development,
finding new ways to run our businesses
more efficiently, and making acquisitions
in solidly growing markets.
Accelerating
New Product Development
We have picked up the pace in our
pursuit of strong organic growth. At
Golf, Turf Care And Specialty
Products, this means 43 new product
introductions in 1999 alone – making
us the preferred one-stop source for turf-
care professionals around the world. At
Greenlee Textron, a group of highly
motivated employees developed a new
line of electrical test equipment in
five short months – 88 new products
in all. And at Textron Systems, we
are applying defense technology to
non-traditional commercial markets.
For example, our revolutionary
“smart” grain sensor uses laser sensing
technology to analyze and measure
protein, oil and moisture content in
farmers’ crops. This helps farmers
better utilize their fields and
get higher prices for their
quality products.
Industrial
Noelia Quintanilla
International Sales Coordinator
Greenlee Textron
Textron Quality Management Initiatives –
Textron Industrial Products
◗Improve margins by:
- Achieving Supply Chain Excellence.
- Reducing manufacturing cycle times through
programs such as Six Sigma, Kanban, Kaizen,
Process Flow and Pull Manufacturing,
among others.
- Improving inventory turnover through Total
Productive Maintenance, MRO Vendor
Programs, Downtime Analysis, Common
Platforms, Vendor Managed Inventories
and Kanban.
- Employing an effective E-business
strategy to capitalize on speed,
efficiency, technology enhancements
and competitive positioning.
OmniQuip’s LULL telescopic
handlers help contractors
move heavy loads faster, farther
and more smoothly, saving
time and money on the job site.