JOB SHOP LEAN

摘要

The organizational hierarchy of the lean enterprise is comprised of executives, managers, engineers, supervisors and employees. Yet, when it comes to continuous improvement (CI) events, the literature on lean indicates an over-emphasis on the shop floor. These kaizens typically involve the plant manager, supervisors and employees who work in the department where the kaizen was done. It's as if engineers and managers are not contributing their share of the effort to improve the bottom line!