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APICS East Tennessee Manufacturer of the Year, MasterCraft Boats

Greg Casteel accepting the Manufacturer of the year award from Sherman Meade APICS Treasurer.

East Tennessee APICS announces MasterCraft Boat Company as the East Tennessee APICS Manufacturer of the Year for 2007. MasterCraft's Lean Manufacturing implementation is the best in the region and provides superior product quality and customer service to their dealers. MasterCraft is holding the region to a higher standard in manufacturing excellence.

“We are delighted to receive this kind of recognition,” said John Fausch, MasterCraft’s Vice President of Operations. “MasterCraft has aggressively implemented lean manufacturing principles and processes throughout all of its manufacturing operations. This is our key to success in delivering our customer the highest-quality, premium boats in a very competitive market.”

Richie Anderson, MasterCraft’s Senior Manufacturing Manager is quoted as saying, “This award and level of achievement is a credit to the factory employees. Our employees are all about continuous improvement in the manufacturing process and they have adopted a culture that sustains best-in-class manufacturing and operational excellence.” Anderson stated further, “We are proud of this recognition as it reflects a shared commitment in building the best boats in the marine industry.”

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