April 2019
MiMfg
MiMfg Magazine
Contents
Magazine
Apr 2019 • Vol. XXXII • Online Issue No. 2
12 12
On the Cover
Using Yesterday’s Lessons
to Plan for Tomorrow
This Month’s Features
6 Key
Conversation
State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks
Operational Leaders
8 Creating
MFG Operations Conference 2019 Recap
10 Premium
Associate Member Spotlight
The Whole Brain Group
Member Spotlight
18 Industry
RCO Engineering
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Editorial Staff
Chuck Hadden
Publisher Brett Gerrish
Copy Editor
Joy Wolf
Editor/Layout Sarah Martin
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MiMfg Magazine Vol. XXXII Online Issue
No. 2, April 2019 (ISSN 1936-8860), (USPS
024-973) published bi-monthly for $18 per
year by the MMA Service Corporation
(MMASC), 620 S. Capitol Ave., Lansing MI
48933-2308. Periodicals postage paid at
Lansing MI and additional offices.
On the Cover: MMA member RCO
Engineering understands the importance
of an agile mindset, which is perhaps
more important now than it was a decade
ago. Check out the cover story on page
12 to learn how yesterday’s lessons can
help your company’s future and learn
more about RCO on page 18.
Waste Money on
8 22 Don’t
Another “Pretty” Website
John Heritage • HA Digital Marketing
Inside Every Issue
4 First & Foremost
22 5 Member Advantage
20 MFG at Work
23 Upcoming Events
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