Lean drives controllable objectives for Tennant

Margins, earnings and cash continue to improve for Tennant Company as it reports 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results. ...

... "Consistent with its guiding principles, Tennant adjusted to 2009's low growth economy, without sacrificing the company's long-term potential; prudently allocated scarce resources to initiatives that position the company to deliver against controllable objectives, such as savings from global, low-cost sourcing and lean manufacturing initiatives and investments in key research and development projects ... " ...

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