Enable Sustainability With Lean Manufacturing

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  Posted November 12, 2007

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  Lean manufacturing is one proactive way for consumer-based companies to enable sustainability throughout all its processes. Lean manufacturing can help identify overall requirements, align need to capacity, and much more. Read more about the benefits of using a lean manufacturing solution.

  http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=15290

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  January 24, 2008 01:53 PM Jeremy Morton

  My experiance with lean manufacturing is they slow down production, then create charts and graphs to make themselves look better, but spend most of there time making signs and carts. BAD IDEA...

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  February 28, 2008 08:08 AM Dennis Riesterer

  I would say your LEAN people are doing it wrong. When done correctly, the charts will show where improvement is needed and also shows benefits after the fact.

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  March 22, 2008 03:34 AM Yudhistira Hasanudin

  Yes.. Lean is good. trow away what you don't need. Reduce cost. Make all efficient. Make improvement in all element in industry. Do 5S system. In 6 Month you will be LEAN.

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  April 24, 2008 03:12 AM N0 11 2

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  May 5, 2008 01:44 PM gerhard victor

  you can't control what you don't mesure and like all tools, when allied correctly lean will boost your productivity