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Comment on Lean Manufacturing in a Small Shop by aivilik

aivilik — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:42:14 +0000

Line painting is ...
Line painting is not necessarily a useless exercise. The whole point of lean is to optimize and streamline the system. Compartmentalization (in some cases, this means line painting) eliminates ambiguity about what goes where and what doesn't go where. In this sense, everyone understands equally how things are done, ie; how the system works. Line painting is a one time expense/exercise that can have a large payoff in terms of efficient organization and therefore efficient operation.

Comment on Lean Manufacturing in a Small Shop by aivilik

aivilik — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:42:14 +0000

Bingo. Unions can ...
Bingo. Unions can and do kill companies; look at GM and Chrysler. Unions are not an automatic death sentence for a company, but they often take their entitlement mentality far enough to really hurt a company's ability to be competitive within its industry. You just can't pander to these union jagoffs when you have to compete with Asian companies; they can manufacture anything for far less than we in the USA can, primarily because of constant unreasonable union demands on their employers.

Comment on Lean Manufacturing in a Small Shop by aivilik

aivilik — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:42:13 +0000

Lean does = ...
Lean does = increased profit if it's implemented successfully, but that's just the trick; you're talking about major transformational change, which is never easy; in fact, it will most likely be the most challenging endeavor a company ever undertakes. It should always be taken extremely seriously. Failure is not an option.

Comment on Lean Manufacturing in a Small Shop by RayAir1

RayAir1 — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:42:13 +0000

lean manufacturing= ...
lean manufacturing= job elimination.

Comment on Lean Manufacturing in a Small Shop by RayAir1

RayAir1 — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:42:13 +0000

not all the unions …
not all the unions fault dumb-dumb. Toyota guys get paid about the same as UAW.

You dumb ass.

Comment on Lean Manufacturing in a Small Shop by XCritonX

XCritonX — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:42:13 +0000

All company’s have …
All company’s have responsibilities to 3 groups.
1) The owners or shareholders.
2) The clients.
3) The workers.
If leaning the company can reduce the need for expensive labor it is a good thing. Owners and clients will benefit directly. Workers will benefit from the increased competitiveness of the company. Their jobs will actually be more secure.
If all focus is put on the workers than you will lose clients and investors.This will eventually lead to massive failure of the company. Basic logic.

Comment on Lean Manufacturing in a Small Shop by mrostop

mrostop — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:42:13 +0000

I agree, XCritonX. …
I agree, XCritonX.

good video.

Comment on Lean Manufacturing in a Small Shop by lazzer408

lazzer408 — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:42:12 +0000

How is reducing the …
How is reducing the need for “expensive labor” (aka. firing people) good for the worker?
You sound like a diluted american business owner.

Comment on Lean Manufacturing in a Small Shop by XCritonX

XCritonX — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:42:12 +0000

Since the …
Since the industrial revolution, machines have reduced the need for human labor and greatly increased our productivity and quality of production. This has given us the highest standard of living in human history. The worker can now afford goods, tools, and education he would normally not be able to afford.
Instead of workers working in backbreaking, dangerous, dirty and mentally numbing physical labor they can choose jobs in the new knowledge based economy. Of course this requires flexibility.

Comment on Lean Manufacturing in a Small Shop by alderaforall

alderaforall — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 02:42:12 +0000

what about the ...
what about the entitlement mentality of management? How can any one person be worth millions in compensation? If management can make millions a year why can't hourly guys make a good wage? How about management get paid the same amount the hourly guys do and have the same insurance and pension plans. Is that unreasonable? Unions are such a small part of the problem yet they are the easiest to point the finger at.