| Article ID: | iaor19912013 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 31 |
| Start Page Number: | 29 |
| End Page Number: | 33 |
| Publication Date: | May 1990 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Bennett Richard A., Ormsby Joseph G., Ruthstrom Carl R. |
Inland Container Corporation, handicapped by insufficient capacity and outdated production equipment, turned around a production facility through significant capital investment to meet increasing domestic demand for its product. During a period of record earnings and capital spending in the container-board market, Inland experienced a 100% increase in income through process improvements that increased capacity 30% yet reduced manufacturing costs by 10%.