Understanding Lean manufacturing goes beyond having a knowledge about the different techniques available to improve efficiencies in a process or manufacturing operation. It involves a commitment by both management, operating and support staff in learning and understanding the process in question and being able to utilize engineering resources and knowledge in achieving a reliable plant or system in order to facilitate lean initiatives. This first step of understanding what the organization is dealing with is important because one can not fix the problem if you do not know where or how the problem is being caused. The second step, and a very crucial one in this journey is engineering a system or plant to be as reliable as possible. Until this is achieved any jump towards the use of any lean technique is destined to fail because of the unreliability of the system you are trying to improve.
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