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Kaizen At Fleetwood
This article highlights a case of RV manufacturer who reinvigorated its process with less-in-more approach. Fleetwood RV's plant was having growing pains. Despite a slow start--the oil embargo kept the plant from opening until 1984, five years after it was built--by 1997 its annual gross sales had reached $110 million...
Tags: QCI International, Lean Manufacturing, Plant, Fleetwood RV, Global Production System, Tqm/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, It Operations
Case studies 2003-01-01

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For Fleetwood RV, air pollution control gets great mileage: in an effort to satisfy the changing demands of its customers, Fleetwood RV--one of the nation's largest makers of recreational vehicles--recently opened a pair of state-of-the-art paint faciliti
If you're looking to gauge the popularity of recreational vehicle industry these days, you need to look no further than eBay[R]. According to the online auction giant, "RV" was its number one search term in 2004, beating out "gold," "BMW" and even "iPod." ...
Tags: E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Research articles 2005-05-01
Fleetwood RV to hire about 100 for new finishing facility.
By Carol Park, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 9--Fleetwood RV, a division of Fleetwood Enterprises (NYSE: FLE) headquartered in Riverside, will hire more than 100 people to staff its new $13 million recreational vehicle painting plant...
Tags: E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Research articles 2004-08-09
Fleetwood to hire 100 at new RV-finishing facility in Riverside, Calif.
By Carol Park, The Business Press, San Bernardino, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 9--Fleetwood RV, a division of Fleetwood Enterprises (NYSE: FLE) headquartered in Riverside, will hire more than 100 people to staff its new $13 million recreational vehicle painting plant...
Tags: E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Research articles 2004-08-09
Alcoa Products Used on Anniversary Edition of Fleetwood's Bounder RV
PITTSBURGH -- Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that products from three of its businesses, AFL Automotive, Alcoa Wheel Products, and Alcoa Fastening Systems Commercial, are included on Fleetwood RV's new 2006 Bounder gas motor home. The launch of the Bounder earlier this month marks the 20th anniversary of one of America's...
Tags: Alcoa Inc.
Research articles 2005-09-27
Fleetwood Introduces Hybrid Motor Home
The Company: Fleetwood Enterprises, a producer of recreational vehicles RV and manufactured homes. The Filing: FORM 10-Q filed with the SEC on December 4, 2008. The Finding: Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. unveiled its first-ever hybrid motor home at the annual National RV Trade Show in Louisville,...
Tags: Fleetwood Enterprises Inc., Fleetwood, Recreational Vehicle, Investment, Financial Services, Operational Accounting, Finance, David Phillips
Blog posts 2008-12-06
Fleetwood Enterprises F2Q08 (Qtr End 10/31/2007) Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call Excerpt Fleetwood Enterprises FLE F2Q08 Earnings Call December 6, 2007 1:30 pm Executives Elden L. Smith - President and Chief Executive Officer Boyd R. Plowman - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Paul Eskritt - President, RV Group Charlie Lott - President, Housing Group...
Tags: Fleetwood Enterprises Inc.
Earnings calls 2007-12-06
Riverside, Calif.-based RV maker Fleetwood cuts licensing deal with NASCAR.
By Jack Katzanek, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 24--Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. has signed a sponsorship deal that will see that some of the company's recreational vehicles carry the logo of the country's fastest-growing sport. Fleetwood's...
Tags: Press-Enterprise Inc.
Research articles 2004-08-24
Associates First Capital and Fleetwood signed agreement on sale of Fleetwood Credit Corp
DALLAS--BUSINESS WIRE--April 23, 1996--The following press release was originally issued Monday, April 22, 1996. The West Coast was inadvertently left off the distribution.Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., the nation's largest producer of manufactured housing and recreational vehicles, today announced that it has reached an agreement with Associates First Capital Corporation for...
Tags: agreement, Dallas, FCC, FINANCE, financing, Investment, receivables
Research articles 1996-04-23
No Vacation for Fleetwood: Oil Takes Toll on RV Industry
John C. Lee submits: On Thursday, August 28 pre-market, Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. FLE reported a loss of $0.42 ($0.41 cont. op) per share or $29.1 million vs. a loss of $0.04 per share or $2.3 million. $0.01 was due to discontinued operations. Revenue fell to $289.9 million...
Tags: Transport, Fleetwood Enterprises Inc., Thor Industries Inc., Winnebago Industries Inc.
External links 2008-08-31
Fleetwood Earnings Hit by Poor-performing German Operation.(Originated from The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.)
Apr. 19--Fleetwood Enterprises Inc., the nation's largest recreational vehicle manufacturer, announced Thursday that it will recognize a $27 million to $35 million charge against its fourth quarter and fiscal year earnings because of poor performance by its German unit. On a pro-forma basis, the after-tax effect...
Tags: Press-Enterprise Inc.
Research articles 1996-04-19
Fleetwood Enterprises Viewed as Complacent, Arrogant as It Falls Behind.(Originated from The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.)
RIVERSIDE, Calif.--Jun. 8--Fleetwood Enterprises, which for years has been the nation's largest producer of recreational vehicles and manufactured homes, has been losing market share to aggressive competitors. These competitors have been undercutting Riverside-based Fleetwood's prices in both the manufactured housing...
Tags: Press-Enterprise Inc.
Research articles 1997-06-10
Riverside's Fleetwood Sells Cash-Draining German Manufacturing Unit.(Originated from The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.)
RIVERSIDE--May 29--Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. has sold its poorly performing German recreational vehicle unit to another German RV maker, ending the Riverside-based company's 44-month foray into the European market. Paul Bingham, Fleetwood's financial vice president, declined to say who bought Niesmann & Bischoff, or disclose the...
Tags: Press-Enterprise Inc.
Research articles 1996-05-29
HIGH-FLYING ECONOMY HELPS RV SALES SOAR.(recreational vehicle)
Miller's RV in Baton Rouge, La., broke all sorts of sales records in 1997. And so far this year, the dealer has watched unit sales surge another 20 percent and profit margins widen. Owner Doug Miller, who carries Winnebago, Coachmen, Fleetwood and Beaver motor homes, said...
Tags: Allison Transmission, Coachmen Recreational Vehicle Co., Winnebago Industries Inc.
Research articles 1998-06-08
Riverside, Calif.-Area RV Maker's Quarterly Profits Will Be Down.
By Jared O. Wadley, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 2--Once again, the financial news from Fleetwood Enterprises isn't good or surprising. And it won't get any better when the company's final report for the fiscal...
Tags: Press-Enterprise Inc.
Research articles 2001-11-02
Riverside, Calif.-Based RV Maker Tries to Recover.
By Jared O. Wadley, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 11--Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. reported a loss for its fiscal second quarter Monday, citing weak sales and the pending settlement of two class-action lawsuits. For the quarter ended Oct....
Tags: Press-Enterprise Inc.
Research articles 2001-12-11
Management Change at Riverside, Calif.-Based RV Maker Leaves No Aftershocks.
By Jared O. Wadley, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 13--Fleetwood Enterprises' newly retired chairman said he believes the company is heading in the right direction, and investors appeared unperturbed by Monday's management shakeup. But Glenn...
Tags: Press-Enterprise Inc.
Research articles 2002-02-13
Riverside, Calif.-Based RV Maker Posts $18.4 Million Quarterly Loss.
By Jack Katzanek, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 7--RIVERSIDE, Calif.--A weak manufactured-housing market and an unexpectedly costly retooling of its line of travel trailers added up to a third-quarter loss for Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. On...
Tags: Press-Enterprise Inc.
Research articles 2003-03-07
Fleetwood Enterprises F4Q08 (Qtr End 4/27/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question is from John Diffendal from BB&T Capital Markets. Please go ahead. John Diffendal - BB&T Capital Markets Good afternoon. I wonder if you could help us with the recent restructuring moves you made. I think you mentioned the 20% layoff on...
Tags: Fleetwood Enterprises Inc.
Earnings calls 2008-06-26
Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. F2Q09 (Qtr End 10/26/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Kathryn Thompson – Avondale Partners Kathryn Thompson – Avondale Partners On the RV side, I know that GE has been scaling back its floor plan financing for the remainder of 2008,...
Tags: General Electric Co., Call Transcript, Earnings, Fleetwood Enterprises Inc., Strategy, Financial Accounting, Management, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2008-11-25
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