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EXPERIENCE SPEAKS uHave any management books influenced you? Lean Six Sigma by Michael L. George and Execution by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charon. uWhat do you most uWhat advice would you give someone just starting out in this business? Keep an open mind. uWhat does your company enjoy about your job? Seeing other employees succeed. Managing successful operations. do that makes your customers enjoy doing business with you? Competitive prices, excellent service and quality, and a never-ending story to tell regarding innovation. The key qualities of a successful leader are fairness, determination, & a welltimed sense of humor. uWhat do you enjoy least? Passing on a price increase, which we rarely do. uIs there any one association that is particularly helpful to your business? Yes, the PPLA— Printed Pharmaceutical Literature Assn. uWhat sustainability efforts has your company made? Reducing energy consumption through innovative plant installations and changes in habits. Recycle and Kanban programs that eliminate waste and inventories. uWhat makes you proud? In most of my mangement years in domestic and global operations, I have managed to form the right teams to turn good profit margins. uKeith Dovel uPresident and Chief Operating Officer, Plymouth Printing Co. Inc. uManagement style | Results via good planning and execution uMotto | Make profits, and have fun doing so—you need both uHow did you get into this uWhat is your key to uWhat do you know now that you wish you had known when you started out in business? Some things can wait until tomorrow. uWhat is the best advice you ever got? Be honest to customers and employees and expect the same in return. uWhat is the worst advice you ever got? That management teams should stay up in the clouds and not take discussions to the ground level. It is at the ground level that ideas either prosper or fail. business? I was involved with a start-up company in 1979 printing pharma inserts/ labels and dairy lidding. uDo you have a personal retaining good employees? Keep them challenged and promote from within whenever possible. uWhat is the biggest hero? My parents are my first heroes. They created a wonderful, large family environment for me, my four brothers, and two sisters. Don Drysdale, Dodger pitcher, who was never afraid to throw inside and always played with fairness and determination, is another. uWhat is the biggest threat to the converting industry right now? Material costs. mistake you made, and how did you fix it? Allowing selfcentered workers to stay in the organization too long. I focus now on working with new emplyees to help set the tone for team effort. uHow do you handle a About Plymouth Printing Co. Inc. u450 North Ave., Cranford, NJ 07016 uwww.plymouthprinting.com uFounded 1928; two plants; 130 employees uSpecialty | Printing packaging components for the pharmaceutical and related healthcare markets difficult customer? Educate them on our process. uWhat keeps you up at night? Cost-cutting ideas. What’s keeping you up at night? Share your perspective. Write to yolanda.simonsis@penton.com. 144 | OCTOBER 2008 WWW.PFFC-ONLINE.COM http://www.pffc-online.com

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PFFC - October 2008 Contents First Glance Calendar of Events From the Editor Web Lines Process Management News Clips Narrow Web & Label Reporter Narrow Web & Label What's New Products Shrink Sleeves Carton & Box Reporter Carton & Box What's New Products Cover Story - Custom Coating Core Shafts Show Preview Flexo Printing Film Converting Static Control UV/EB Inks What's New Products Trade Show in Print Services Directory Classified Marketplace Equipment Buyers & Sellers Advertisers Index Experience Speaks

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