Lean and the small shop
How big do you have to be before Lean thinking really helps you? Is there as much to gain for the small shop under 5 employees as there is for the big factory operation?
Tags: production, business, efficiency, lean, management, manufacturing, system, toyota
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Permalink Reply by James Lewis on -
I agree with Will. You have a good understanding of the foundational tool of Lean - Workplace Organization. If everyone got rid of the clutter and organized the remaining value-adding stuff in a disciplined way so tools, instructions, drawings, fixtures, etc. were easily obtained when needed they could improve productivity by at least 50%. That may be hard to believe, but I have 20 years experience implementing Lean and I know it to be a fact.
If you want to learn more about implementing Lean, check out fdmonline.com for my articles in their archives.
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