 Lean
Manufacturing is an effort to reduce waste, minimize costs, and provide
just-in-time cost savings.
Lean
Manufacturing is a systematic approach to design, manufacture and market a
product of a higher quality, in a shorter time frame, at lower cost with more
variety. The Lean Manufacturing tools can be used to improve almost any
business. It is not uncommon to improve profitability by 200% to 1,000%
over a 1 to 3-year period.
Lean Production is a way of manufacturing that,
when compared to mass production, takes "half the human effort in the
factory, half the manufacturing space, half the investment in tools, half
engineering hours to develop a new product in half the time." (The
Machine that Changed the World, Womack, Jones and Roos, 1990).
Lean Production means less than half the inventory on site, fewer defects and
the ability to produce a greater variety of products.
Lean Manufacturing and Lean Thinking are about
eliminating waste, or muda from the
production system. It is about identifying non-value added activities in your
processes and eliminating them. The results can be dramatic, but the journey is
challenging.
Lean
Consulting is customized to your organization's current manufacturing situation
and typically includes a combination of training, hands-on preparation and
hands-on consulting.
Benefits of implementing a
Lean Manufacturing System
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Lower Cost to Produce |
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Elimination of Waste |
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Shorter Time to Produce |
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Higher Quality |
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Lower Inventory |
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