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 Lean
Manufacturing
WHAT
IS LEAN MANUFACTURING?
Lean
Manufacturing is a team-baseds systematic approach to
identifying and eliminating wasteful or non-value-adding activities within your manufacturing organization.
Lean is a whole new way of thinking, and should be
considered much more than a series of programs or techniques.
It must become a whole system approach in order to
create a new operating philosophy, which focuses on
eliminating all non-value adding activities from order
entry to receipt of payment.
WHY
BECOME LEAN?
Lead
time and WIP reduction, Quality improvement, enhanced
flexibility, reduced transactions, simplified scheduling,
improved communications, reduced costs, better on-time
deliveries, increased sales, and improved space utilization
are all possible through the effective planning and
implementation of Lean Manufacturing.
A
ROADMAP FOR SUCCESS
A
company's Lean journey and implementation roadmap will
vary based on company specifics; however, a "typical" Lean
roadmap would include the following major steps:
- Lean
Awareness Training - to develop an understanding
of what Lean manufacturing is, and why Lean
principles should be practiced at the company.
- Assessment -
to determine high impact improvement areas and to
prioritize subsequent activities. Also, an assessment
provides a snapshot or benchmark of current conditions.
- Lean
Implementation Training - to provide the tools
and detailed understanding necessary for a team
to analyze and know how to design
improvements. (Cellular, Set-up Reduction, etc.)
This step is usually linked to step 4, "Implementation," and
delivered Just-In-Time - training followed by immediate
action and application.
- Implementation -
The team analyzes, designs, and implements improvements.
- Continuous
Improvement
A "system" perspective
must be used when creating your Lean roadmap, and the
success of initial "pilot" improvement projects is
critical to building understanding and commitment throughout
the organization. By continuously applying the appropriate
Lean techniques for your company, results will surely
be obtained that will classify you as World Class.
WHAT
MTES IS DOING:
IN-HOUSE
COMPANY ASSISTANCE
Training:
Implementation
Assistance:
MTES
can provide Lean assessment and planning services along
with customized training, coaching, project management
and facilitation services to your implementation team.
These services are tailored to your company's specific
needs and current Lean Knowledge and experience. The
customized training will be delivered "Just in Time" to
your team in order to be most effective. Training will
be followed by immediate action & application. To request
more information or assistance, click
here.
WCP ASSESSMENT/BENCHMARKING
Dr.
Richard J. Schonberger's World Class by Principles
(WCP) assessment matrix and international benchmarking
tool consists of "16 customer-focused, employee-driven, data-based" principles
that Industry Week called "the
true predictors of future success". As a WCP affiliate
partner, MTES is authorized to conduct, or oversee,
WCP assessments of companies to determine their competitive
strengths and weaknesses, and to provide the company
with a customized WCP Benchmarking report prepared
by Schonberger & Associates, Inc. In addition, MTES
will prepare a summary report including recommendations
based on observations, available data, and company
personnel interviews. One of the unique characteristics
of WCP Benchmarking is its action orientation. Manufacturers
need a company-wide system for planning and scoring
their own drive toward the ever-rising standards of
competitive excellence, and that is the purpose of
the WCP Benchmarking. Please contact MTES for
more information on WCP Benchmarking and Dr. Richard
J.Schonberger, or to schedule an introductory meeting.
PUBLIC
SEMINARS
LEAN
TECHNIQUES
ARTICLES
CONTACT
US
Please
contact Dave Rizzardo for
more details on how your company can benefit from this
assistance.
LINKS
For
additional links, see the Useful
Links section
of this web site.
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