Lean Manufacturing is...
Lean Manufacturing is a business practice characterized by the endless pursuit of WASTE elimination. A manufacturer that is lean uses the minimum amount of manpower, materials, money, machines, space, etc. to get the job done on time.
Waste
The 7 deadly forms of waste
1. Defects
2. Over Production
3. Waiting
4. Non-Value Added Work
5. Transportation
6. Inventory
7. Motion
A Kaizen team I led reduced inventory by $5,000,000 at the site below
Reduce the waste of inventory
The kaizen team put in a "Pull System"
Statistics
Typical Results from Implementing a Lean Culture
15%
Decreased safety incidents
30%
Increased sales per labor hr
43%
Decreased travel distance
60%
Inventory reduction