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If lean perfection means eliminating waste, then Thomas Built Buses has created nirvana in High Point, N.C. As of Jan. 1, 2011, the company’s Saf-T-Liner C2 bus plant produces zero waste. The company’s CEO and president says its commitment to lean manufacturing is part of parent Daimler AG’s determination to reduce the carbon footprint of all its facilities.
By Michael Hughes
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Spending time developing the right product families in the beginning can eliminate many of the challenges companies face when creating flow. Since creating the right product families is critical to the overall success of operational excellence, it is important to discuss what this really means. This will expose the common mistakes companies make when they perform this step, helping you to avoid these pitfalls.
By Kirk Bolton
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Because patient throughput is extraordinarily complex, lean processes are useful for clarifying and addressing the most critical issues. Over the past five years, Central Baptist Hospital has engaged lean teams to develop solutions to unclog bottlenecks. While the hospital has achieved some success with lean approaches, that success has been hard fought and did not occur quickly.
By Jamie Jenkins and Paula Gisler
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By increasing involvement on the part of executive management, incorporating a greater degree of neutrality within the project manager role, and arranging for all functional area managers to work together via the project management board, IT projects have a much greater chance of achieving the desired outcomes without missing deadlines or going over budget.
By Lance Latham
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