Kathy, This is a subject that is near and dear to me. The best ECO's I have ever seen came from the production floor. Here are some ways I have increased employee involvement. Provide employees with the means to affect change, in my case we supply blank ECO's and support filling them out. Never reject any suggestion without serious consideration and always provide a justification when a suggestion is rejected. Discussion of even the most absurd idea can often lead to a good practical solution to a problem, just ask the guys in R&D. Implement changes as rapidly as possible. This lets people know you value their input and are not only willing but eager to make changes based on their input. I hope you find some value in these suggestions, Dan --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------