A Case Study in Lean Manufacturing
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Essay title: A Case Study in Lean Manufacturing
A CASE STUDY IN LEAN MANUFACTURING
CONTENTS
A brief description of the case study………………………………………………. 2
Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………… 3
Lean Manufacturing………………………………………………………………………. 4
What is Kaizen?........................................................................................ 4
Garden State Tanning……………………………………………………………………. 5
Getting to Lean………………………………………………………………………….….. 6
Standard Tanning Industry Operations…………………………………………… 7
Teams are formed and new process flows are tried………………………… 7
Introduction to Kaizen (Continuous Improvement)………………………….. 8
Improvements in cutting leather…………………………………………………….. 9
Kanban Quantums………………………………………………………………………… 10
Results of becoming Lean …………………………………………………………….. 11
Lessons and Pitfalls of Becoming Lean………………………………………….. 12
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………. 13
References……………………………………………………………………………………. 14
A brief description of the case study
For more than 70 years, GST AutoLeather, formerly Garden State
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