Bayer noted, “Signum, our electronic kanban system gives manufacturers a heads up to which of those four faxes might be problem and then frees you up to deal with them because our system has dealt with other 396 kanban signals with zero effort.” Bayer also noted that process improvement with existing suppliers will further reduce lead times and inventory levels and bring more suppliers onto system.

The leader in e-kanban is Datacraft Solutions. With more than 1000% growth in past twelve months, Datacraft Solutions anticipates a continued rate of growth throughout 2008.

Datacraft Solutions www.datacraftsolutions.com Sam Bayer e-mail protected from spam bots 919-667-9804

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Under Title IV of The Civil Rights Act of 1964, harassment on basis of sex, race, color, religion or national origin will not be tolerated in workplace.

To help companies comply with this law, EEOC established a set of guidelines defining three primary elements a company must implement to demonstrate its commitment to providing employees with a safe work environment free of harassment.

1.Educate employees. Explain what harassing behavior is and that it's not tolerated.

2.Provide a reporting system and make all employees aware of that system. Make sure everyone knows who they can go to if they feel they're being harassed.

3.Plan for action. Have investigative procedures in place and look into claim quickly.

Two U.S. Supreme Court cases helped better define a company's responsibility, in particular regarding charges of sexual harassment. The two cases – Faragher vs. City of Boca Raton and Burlington Industries vs. Ellerth – gave birth to Affirmative Defense Strategy.

The Affirmative Defense Strategy is recognized in courts as a way for companies to reduce their liability if they follow training guidelines established by EEOC.