At a Small Ohio Factory, Leather and Laces Mesh – New York Times
It's not a Lean story, per se, but it's always nice to read about an American factory.
The N.F.L. is the only major sports league whose balls are manufactured in the United States. World Series baseballs come from a factory in Costa Rica. Basketballs in the N.B.A. finals first bounced on the floors of factories in China.
“I think it's really kind of cool that it's an American sport and the product is made in America, too,” said Daniel Riegle, the plant manager.
Agreed!
The factory puts out 4,000 footballs a day (they're made for customers other than the NFL).
Let's hope the NFL or Wilson don't push production to China, as well.
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