Going lean? or trying to cut waste and improve operational efficiencies in any production process or service process is a pathway and journey and not a quick fix.
Many managers get excited and use all the buzzwords in meetings and setting their strategy for a lean business. The truth is not many managers really understand the Lean manufacturing concept and few allocate the required resources and steps into creating a sustainable lean culture. One of the very first steps in this pathway is to achieve consistent plant up-time through an appropriate maintenance review program which should aim at making the plant and equipment reliable and minimizing downtime. This is a very important step in the process because if this can not be achieved further efforts and lean applications will be worthless.
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The biggest hurdle in lean manufacturing or lean enterprise is getting the employees on board. I have heard too many times that "If you've been doing this for as long as I have, you'll know there is not an easier way". A recipe for disaster. Good luck and nice blog.
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