"Customers don't care who made a product but whether it's the best value, " says Morean, age 43.

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To make managers focus on satisfying customers, Morean has divided Jabil into cells.

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Morean, only 22 at the time, quickly picked up contracts assembling circuit boards for Burroughs Business Systems and a few other clients.

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"I had no problem giving up the hair for money, " Morean says.

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"One reason we're more efficient than (brand-name makers)is that we can hustle up business when there's a hole six months out, " Morean says.

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Morean who built Jabil Circuit into one of the primary providers of electronic circuitry to the computer industry titans like Cisco, Hewlett-Packard and other.

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His father, nearing retirement and with no hope of selling a one-client shop, lured Morean home to try his hand at running Jabil in the winter of 1977.

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The younger Morean swept Jabil's floors and did odd jobs until he went off to Western Michigan University to earn a pilot's license and seek adventure in Alaska.

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Morean has done well by jumping in early.

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Morean moved Jabil to nearby St.

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Morean is CEO of Jabil.

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