White Papers
KEP experts provide advice, insight and best practices for our industries in white papers and other resources. Learn more about our product innovation, research ideas and the all the ways KEP is dedicated to lean manufacturing of high quality products and other state-of-the-art efficiencies.
Strategies for Successful Procurement Partnerships
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Part 1: Trust and Character – The New Bottom Line in Procurement
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Part 2: Know Your Supplier – How to Experience Transparency & Accountability
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Part 3: Total Cost of Ownership – Unite Cross-Functional Teams
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Part 4: Total Cost of Ownership – Determining True Product Cost
How Lean Benefits Our Employees, Our Customers and Led KEP to Industry Leadership
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Part 1: Our Lean Years are Our Best Years
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Part 2: Lean Creates a Culture of Success That Benefits Our Team and Customers
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Part 3: Lean Benefits: Success in Community, Industry and Your Future
A Partner’s View of KEP’s Leadership Journey
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Part 1: Improvement Requires a Shift in Thinking – and It Has to Begin at the Top
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Part 2: Leadership Markers Help the Team Become Better Partners to Each Other – and to Clients
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