Specifications and requirements: New York Times adopts comprehensive scheme to build and equip manufacturing and distribution facilities

The New York Times is in the process of formulating standard procedures to assist it in the development of specifications for its new manufacturing plant, according to VP David Thurm. The newspaper is looking at every aspect of its production, from the mechanical aspects to the human resources aspects and putting together documents for bids that leave little to chance. The company expects to start installation of equipment and computer systems in its new Queens, New York, NY, plant in 1996 and the plant should begin operations in mid to late 1997.
BY DOCUMENTING EVERY aspect of plant construction, system design and equipment transportation, assembly, testing and performance, the New York Times hopes to smooth out the process of erecting and successfully [...]