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Federal-Mogul's Greenville Facility Selected For Ford Benchmarking Session

23 June 2000

Federal-Mogul's Greenville Facility Selected For Ford Benchmarking Session

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Twenty-four managers, union leaders and supervisors from 
five Ford Motor Company plants visited Federal-Mogul Corporation's Greenville,
Michigan, Powertrain Plant to learn first-hand how to move product swiftly and 
reduce inventory, as part of a five-day Ford Production Systems Boot Camp 
program.

    The Federal-Mogul facility was selected by Ford as an example of
excellence in constraint management practices.  During their benchmarking
visit, the Ford employees toured the Greenville plant, and spent three hours
shadowing Greenville Federal-Mogul employees to get a closer look at how
constraint management processes help the plant achieve nearly 100 percent on-
time delivery with high quality ratings.  Ed Kemmerling, Ford department
manager of the process support office and leader of the 24 boot camp
participants, said the overall cleanliness, the visual displays and employee
enthusiasm were hallmarks of a well-run operation at Greenville.

    "This is the kind of plant that is passionate about being lean and
effective," said Kemmerling.  "You can see that the operators get the support
from management to make decisions and produce a good product.  In watching
this operation, it reinvigorates our managers to make changes at their
plants."

    Ford selects top performing supplier plants as benchmarking locations
following a quality and delivery analysis.  The sites are then visited by Ford
leadership to ensure that they follow the principles that Ford wants to
instill in its boot camp participants.

    "For 10 years now we've been working at constraint management -- a process
for eliminating waste and improving employee involvement," explained Mike
Craig, Greenville plant manager.  "We gained even more insight from the
suggestions and observations made by the Ford boot camp team.  The exchange
was valuable for both teams."

    The Federal-Mogul Greenville Powertrain Systems Plant produces original
equipment and replacement engine bearings for automotive and heavy-duty
applications.  The plant, which employs 405 people, began production in 1940,
and has expanded 17 times to reach its current 210,000 square-feet.

    Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Federal-Mogul Corporation
is an automotive parts manufacturer providing innovative solutions
and systems to global customers in the automotive, small engine, heavy-duty
and industrial markets.  The company was founded in 1899.