Lean Manufacturing in La (Lean Manufacturing in Los Angeles California) is alive and kicking! We’ve been helping a local Los Angeles contract manufacturing firm implement Lean Manufacturing and the news is all good!

In fact, they have freed-up about 1/4th of their shop floor by combining and consolidating operations and have great plans for more important improvements with Lean going forward.

I titled this Lean Manufacturing in L.A., but whether it’s Lean in Los Angeles, Lean Manufacturing in Dallas Texas, or Lean in Salt Lake City Utah,…it really only matters that Lean Manufacturing is happening in your plant…and happening right now!

You can enjoy the benefits of Lean Manufacturing in L.A. or anywhere for that matter…you just have to get started.

OK, I’ve said my piece… Now do something Lean! ; – )

A note for the search engines…
Important terms for this article are: Lean Manufacturing in California, Lean Manufacturing in Texas, and Lean Manufacturing in Utah. Really, Lean Manufacturing anywhere.

Hi Folks,

How do you define Lean Manufacturing? Our definition of Lean manufacturing can be kind of long and drawn-out, but we like to boil things down and state them simply and clearly. You might say, when it comes right down to it, we have a fairly “Lean” way of defining Lean Manufacturing.

Lean Manufacturing: Is a system / approach to eliminating waste and enabling continuous improvement.

That is a Lean way of saying it for sure. No, it doesn’t capture all the nuances of Lean Manufacturing, or the Lean tools and principles etc. But in a Lean way and without any elaboration, this simple definition of Lean Manufacturing satisfies a few of the most essential components of what Lean Manufacturing really is.

1. A System / Approach – Not just a set of tools you throw at your problems, but an overriding strategy and philosophy guided by principles.

2. Eliminating Waste – Perhaps the greatest emphasis in Lean Manufacturing is the elimination of waste in all it’s infinite forms. The elimination of waste in Lean Manufacturing is truly the “mother” of…

3. Continuous Improvement – Which constantly challenges the status quo and asks the question: “Is there a better way?”

Of course there is much more to say about our Lean Manufacturing Definition and how the many components come together, but let’s just keep our focus on what matters most for today, and define Lean Manufacturing in Lean terms.

How do you boil it all down and define Lean Manufacturing?

All the Best,

Bill

Our hearts go out to the people of Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake that has caused so much destruction and human suffering. Many of the companies and good people who visit our website will do much to contribute to helping with the immediate and long-term needs of the people there. We are grateful to be in such good company!

Like Hurricane Katrina, it appears getting needed supplies and services to Haiti is proving to be a real challenge. Are there Lean ways to streamline this process and provide help where needed in a more immediate manner?

To at least partially answer that question, there are local Haitian churches that had some supplies of emergency essentials that were almost immediately distributed to those in need. That is a great start; but what more could be done through using the principles of Lean Manufacturing of Eliminating Waste, Adding Value, and providing JIT “Just in Time” supplies and services to those in desperate need of help?

Your thoughts would be much appreciated and we will make recommendations to various agencies if we (as a Lean Community,) can generate some workable solutions.

All the Best,

Bill
Senior Partner

So many people are arguing over healthcare and the bills on the table right now weigh-in at over 2000 pages. Remember how people have talked about filing your taxes on a postcard? Is there a “postcard” version of healthcare that can be adopted by creating it via Lean Manufacturing principles?

Also, if you want to see a great resource on Lean Healthcare, check out our friends at Lean Blog.org

We’d love to hear your thoughts on what a “Lean Healthcare bill” would look like…we’ll add a few of our own once you’ve have had a chance to chime-in.