41 Years at SPS: Computers Top Change

John Wolz

Bill Timm has been working for SPS for 41 of the company�s 100 years. He lives just two blocks from the Jenkintown, PA, plant. His twin brother also works for SPS. Twenty-five relatives have worked for the company over the years.
Timm has watched a �fair number of business cycles over the decades, the peaks and valleys.�
What is the biggest change at SPS during his tenure? �The computer,� Timm replied without hesitation. �It has made dramatic change and not just to the office. In the shop computers control machines.�
Computers control inventory cycles, packaging, shipping, purchasing and marketing, he observed.
Future improvements �really come down to computers,� he added.
Timm�s advice for someone wanting to work for SPS? �Get as much education as you can.� \ �2003 FastenerNews.com