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My mother grew up on a small farm. We always spent a few weeks there in the summer. As a child, I stood in wonder as the great thrashing machine was towed up the road and rolled into the barn. Sheaves of wheat, thrown from the loft into a hopper on top, were magically converted into a continuous stream of grain and a growing pile of straw. My job was to count the bags of grain. This rattling contraption, powered by a slapping leather belt connected to a pulley on the tractor, is my first memory of a completely portable factory, or process.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
James M. Apple, Jr. is a Director in The Progress Group. Prior to co-founding The Progress Group in 1991, he was a Partner with Coopers & Lybrand's SysteCon division. During 1992-1995 he served as a Senior Systems Advisor with Vanderlande Industries, a major conveyor and systems provider in Europe.
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