Adalis Expands Successful Plywood Mill Consulting Business with Eight New Contracts.Business Editors VANCOUVER, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2004 Adalis Corp., a global packaging and engineered wood consulting company Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , today announced that eight plywood mills have signed Adalis consulting agreements since January 2004. The mills, located in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , will work directly with Adalis to improve performance through project consulting, operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. and training programs. Startup and established mills are seeking ways to improve profitability in the face of falling plywood production volumes, competing products and, in the case of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. mills, offshore competition. Adalis recognized this need and developed production process improvement programs targeted at mill efficiencies. Leveraging a staff of former mill managers, production superintendents and quality control supervisors, Adalis is working with the mills to help streamline their production processes and improve financial performance. "An increasing number of plywood mills are looking to outside consultants like Adalis for help in making the transition from traditional mill to lean manufacturer," said Adalis wood group global business manager John Ulmer. "These new agreements are a testament to the work we've done to help mills improve their bottom line." One of the mills, McKenzie Forest Products, Springfield, Ore., began working with Adalis in January 2004. Formerly operated under different ownership, the mill's new management engaged Adalis to conduct a complete mill analysis. In addition to production consulting at McKenzie, the new contracts also include equipment engineering at four plants in Australia and New Zealand as well as training at three mills The Three Mills are former working mills on the River Lee in the East End of London, one of London’s oldest still-surviving industrial centres. The largest and most powerful of the four remaining tidal mills is possibly the largest tidal mill in the world. in British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography . One of these, a plywood manufacturing facility, engaged Adalis to train its floor personnel in composer operation and maintenance. The goal of that program, as with Adalis training programs at other mills, was to reduce wood loss, improve productivity, and cut downtime in the composing process. About Adalis Corporation Adalis Corporation is a global leader in engineered wood and packaging consulting. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Wash., and serves more than 600 customers in 40 countries worldwide. |
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