Consulting Firm Helps Metalcasters Cut Waste, Not Jobs

摘要

As manufacturers ponder their futures, many are considering relocating to other states or even going offshore. Others are looking at containing operational costs by cutting jobs in an attempt to cope with the hemorrhage of orders and profits. Yet for many companies, the elimination of jobs or going offshore for cheap labor is a quick fix but not a very realistic one. Lean manufacturing is a philosophy that uses manufacturing as a competitive weapon and could provide long-term solutions. The lean manufacturing concept calls for the removal of all non-value added activities (those that often cause bottlenecks and other forms of waste) from the production process.