Category FAQs Search : Lean Production
Question: Implementing Lean Manufacturing Principles in a Manufacturing Environment
Answer: With the importance of being competitive in today's medical market, Company X
was focusing their efforts towards lean manufacturing. With the mindset of building
products cheaper, faster, and better to gain a competitive edge in the market, lean
manufacturing helped Company X get there. This paper covers some of the lean
principles that Company X used to give them the competitive advantage by using value
stream maps, time studies, and spaghetti diagrams. Using these tools gave this company a
good understanding of how product flows through their facility, where the value is, and
the lead times associated with building the product. Having a good understanding of these
lean tools allowed for a better understanding of the waste that was in the production line
and the importance of eliminating it.
(Source: , 25 Aug 2021)
Source Link: http://www2.uwstout.edu/content/lib/thesis/2010/2010rogstadr.pdf