About the Author
Name: John Crossan
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Bio: John Crossan is currently consulting. He retired after spending 30-plus years with the Clorox Company. His roles for much of the last 14 years were mainly focused on improving operations by fostering the installation and ongoing implementation of basic manufacturing and maintenance procedural mechanisms across 30 varied plants in the U.S. and Canada. Prior to Clorox, John also held operational and engineering roles with Johnson & Johnson and the Burndy Corporation. To learn more, visit the Manufacturing Ownership Website at http://johncrossan.com or email John at jdc654@yahoo.com .
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