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Evolutionary Solutions: Lean In
June 26, 2013 |Estimated reading time: Less than a minute
“Waste” is a four-letter word, especially for manufacturers who attract and retain customers only when they add significant value. Waste is anything that does not add value to the product being sold to the end customer. Some examples include motion, defects, overproduction, transport, waiting, inventory, and extra processing.
But how do manufacturers identify waste and eliminate it from manufacturing processes? And how do they do this on an ongoing basis to ensure that waste does not creep back into their workplace? The answer is to adopt philosophies and systems that are proven to work. Manufacturers must Lean in to this effort relentlessly to get desired results.Read the full column here.Editor's Note: This column originally appeared in the June 2013 issue of SMT Magazine.