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Article: Lean and mean: efficiency, waste reduction pay off.(business toolkit)
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- Bellingham Business Journal
- Article date:
- June 1, 2009
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Trimming the fat is a time-honored business tradition.
Any good business practice is going to emphasize waste reduction and continuous improvement of bottom lines and overall business performance. But unfortunately waste, in all its ugly forms, is inherent in the processes and procedures of just about every business. Manufacturers, specifically, often have complex, multi-step processes that have plenty of places for waste to hide.
To combat waste, several local large manufacturers, such as Samson Rope, Wood Stone and The Ryzex Group, are employing a structured, Japanese-inspired system of workflow management techniques ...