Lean Manufacturing

The Measure Of Success
Medical

The Measure Of Success

For this small job shop, measuring and controlling everything are the keys to lean—very lean—manufacturing. Yet its management style is surprisingly open and trusting.

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Moving To Lean Manufacturing
Lean Manufacturing

Moving To Lean Manufacturing

Machining cells have replaced transfer lines as part of a $100-million-plus modernization program to machine drivetrain parts more efficiently and more cost effectively.

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The Post-Machine-Shop Process
Lean Manufacturing

The Post-Machine-Shop Process

Making the transition from batch production to a build-to-order strategy meant removing the kinds of barriers that separated machining from the rest of manufacturing.

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