But like so many initiatives, manufacturing excellence is not without obvious pitfalls and hidden dangers. As automotive manufacturers and suppliers deal with rapidly changing market conditions, technology advances, consumer preferences, and economic factors they need to maintain their focus on high-quality, high-volume output. And more often than not, the push to achieve this leads companies to stumble over one or more of eleven key barriers to success.

Previously published in US Industry Today, this brief article outlines those eleven barriers to manufacturing excellence in an effort to alert organizations to the need for vigilance.
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