Making the lean manufacturing process work for you

The lean manufacturing process is an ongoing work, with no end possible. This is one reason why it is not so easy to "define", much less attain. Because it it a process, you are always striving to improve.

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Once you have made a commitment to begin your lean manufacturing process, you must decide if you are able to implement such an ongoing program by using your in-house personnel, or if you should hire one of the many lean manufacturing consultants.

One way to begin is to ask other people in a similar industry and size company. You can learn a great deal from the experience of others. Word of mouth recommendations are always the best as well. A wise man learns from the mistakes of others! Online business training can help you find business training to help for your small business.

What are some lean manufacturing techniques?

	Defects
	Inventory
	Waiting
	Motion
	Transport
	Overproduction

	5S Implementation
	Kaizen and continuous improvement
	Value Stream Mapping
	Six Sigma

How to use the lean manufacturing process to eliminate waste

1. Quality-mistake proofing 
2. Flow production-pull systems 
3. One piece flow-intelligent automation 
4. Lead time reduction 
5. Level loading-mixed model production 

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Common sense prevails

If you ask a manufacturer who has successfully implemented the lean manufacturing process, you will find that they truly like it because it is just common sense. The big differrence is that it is monitored and sustained company wide, or at least within a work area or department.

Once a system is in place, it is rather like another spoke on a wheel, making it stronger and better. The lean manufacturing process must be used as a whole, an integrated program. Each component is like the spokes of the wheel, with the support and strength coming from each one.

It will not do much good to attempt a sort of piecemeal approach because the organization has so many components, and each one has unique needs and requirements. The lean manufacturing process addresses these needs and incorporates them into an integrated program.

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