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w w w.in s i g h t o n m f g . c o m November 2015 • /INSIGHT ON MANUFACTURING | 13 two-year colleges and high schools, but the company also knows it needs to take action internally. "We now have a group of skill-builders and skill-developers to help train people," Harbath says. Georgia-Pacific also eliminated its old seniority system, ensuring that the right people with the right skills are placed in the right jobs, Harbath says. It also offers salaries based on value creation, not job title. at takes a big shi in thinking and culture. "e change we've seen at our facility is absolutely remarkable," Harbath says — employee retention, morale and production are all improved. Kettler says manufacturers and educators have done a great job working with schools and with each other through the NEW Manufacturing Alliance. "But we also have to keep challenging ourselves and each other to continue with what's next," Kettler says. "And what's next is really what none of us can predict — if we look at how fast technology is moving. In the next five years or 10 years— what's our manufacturing floor going to look like, and how are we going to prepare ourselves? It's really exciting." F "What we're trying to accomplish as a part of this bachelor's degree is to produce graduates who can keep up with changing technology. In other words, they're not just training on a specific type of machine, or to do a task." – John Koker, dean of the College of Letters & Science at UW-Oshkosh Patent | Trademark | Copyright Law Protecting INNOVATION in the New North Our patent attorneys and paralegals are based in Appleton for easy access to your innovative enterprise in Northeastern Wisconsin or beyond. Let us help you with your patent, trademark, copyright, and other IP-related needs. wilhelmlaw.com | (920) 831-0100 | 100 W Lawrence St, Appleton Stephen C. Jensen Patent Attorney & Owner