COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ALLOWS QUICK AUTOMATION OF THE INFORMATION FLOW AND ANALYTICAL SEGMENTS OF SYSTEMS. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS APPROACH OFTEN BYPASSES THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANALYZE AND IMPROVE THE BASIC MANUFACTURING PROCEDURES, PRIOR TO INTRODUCTION OF ELECTRONIC OR MECHANICAL AUTOMATION. AN ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION MAY WELL BE TO UTILIZE A TEAM APPROACH, WHEREBY INDIVIDUALS FROM THE EXISTING OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS OTHERS HAVING PROVEN CREDENTIALS, PERFORM AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF THE EXISTING OPERATIONS. FROM THIS TEAM'S EFFORT A HIGHER DEGREE OF SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, EASE OF OPERATION AND LOWER INVESTMENT COST CAN BE REALIZED. PROJECT MANAGEMENT, UTILIZING THE TEAM CONCEPT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE FOR SUPERIOR SUCCESS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVEMENTS OR PROJECTS. THE ABILITY TO USE THE TEAM'S COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE, EXPERTISE AND DIRECT KNOWLEDGE IN TH