Prior to the American Manufacturing Summit 2019, we spoke with St. Onge to discuss their Lunch & Learn topic, “How Collaboration Yields Superior Facility Design: Optimizing Planning, Procurement and Implementation Management”. In this Q&A, we discuss the greatest challenges with national, domestic and international manufacturing operations, what manufacturers should stop doing to improve their performance plans, and what today’s manufacturing leaders need to think about in order to plan for tomorrow. This is an excerpt from the Q&A Generis did with St. Onge: “Your Lunch & learn topic at the American Manufacturing Summit will focus on how collaboration yields superior facility design, as well as how manufacturers can optimize planning, procurement and implementation management. What is one key takeaway you want to leave attendees with?