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Lloyd/Flanders adapts to market changes.(Company overview)(Company overview)
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July 1, 2008|
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By Cinde W. Ingram
Heirloom quality loom wicker furniture remains its core, but there's a new emphasis on speed and efficiency as Lloyd/Flanders adapts to stay competitive as one of the few casual furniture manufacturers still weaving product in the United States.
Its 230 employees are working hard to adjust to lean manufacturing practices within the 550,000-sq.-ft. Menominee, Mich., facility, where the company has made woven furniture for more than 100 years.
"I don't think anybody takes that lightly," President Dudley Flanders said. "We had 103 ...
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