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Today we continue our series on how YKK (U.S.A.) Inc. has benefited from its Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program and how it has reached a $ 2 million savings plateau as a result of this program. Kozue Childress is director of supply chain management for YKK (U.S.A.) Inc. in Macon,…

In August of 2018, YKK (U.S.A.) Inc. in Macon, Georgia reached a $2 million savings plateau through its Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program.  According to Melissa Morin, the continuous improvement leader for both YKK (U.S.A.) Inc. in Macon, Georgia and YKK (U.S.A.) Inc. in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, this savings was achieved…

Unique Medical Exchange Fosters Partnership, Idea Exchange Between Sister Cities On October 15, Navicent Health and Mercer University School of Medicine welcomed six physicians, two nurse, and one medical tech from Kurobe City Hospital for the fifteenth year of a unique medical exchange between Macon-Bibb County and its sister city…

We continue our series celebrating National Manufacturing Day addressing some of the most common misconceptions about the manufacturing industry. This time we are debunking the myth that manufacturing jobs are unsafe. We interviewed Allen Bogenschutz, vice president - risk management at YKK Corporation of America to discuss the safety culture here…

Since Manufacturing Day is on October 5th, we are doing a series on the misconceptions concerning manufacturing, and one of those misconceptions is that the demand for manufacturing jobs is low.  We recently interviewed Staci Uselton, senior manager of human resources at the YKK (U.S.A.) Inc. national manufacturing center in…

Established in 1997 by Chairman Mel Sarumaru, YKK’s Global Marketing Group (GMG) has been working with companies headquartered in the U.S. to build their product lines in Asia for more than twenty years.  We recently interviewed several GMG employees here in the U.S. to learn what their experiences have been…

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 to Oct. 15), we want to recognize and celebrate the contributions of our Hispanic colleagues throughout the North and Central America region. Here at YKK, we embrace diversity and believe that we make better decisions when we consider multiple points of…

YKK Canada's 50th anniversary celebration took place last month in Montreal, Canada. The event was attended by long-time friends of the company, community leaders and YKK's  leadership team. The celebratory dinner was preceded by the Product Development Center opening and a YKK Canada factory tour. The event not only helped…

A few weeks ago we launched "One Conversation at a time," an on going social media series where we share the stories of our employees, the roles they play in the North and Central America Group, as well as their thoughts on YKK's Core Values and Fundamental Behaviors and more.…