Process Zones

Lean Manufacturing

OVERVIEW: How the principles of lean apply to CNC machining.

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September 2011

For Manufacturers, a Little Inventory is Healthy

By: Peter Zelinski
It turns out that too much efficiency is inefficient. ...MORE

May 2011

Going Lean in Order to Grow

By: Peter Zelinski
This shop has a plan for dramatically expanding its contract machining business in high-value markets. ...MORE

March 2011

What is Your Cost Model Costing You?

By: Peter Zelinski
Our new expert in our Lean Machining Zone cautions manufacturers against using an activity-based costing method. This line of thinking makes it hard to justify needed improvements. ...MORE

February 2011

What is Your Cost Model Costing You?

By: Peter Zelinski
Some savings are hard to measure precisely, particularly on a per-part basis. That doesn’t mean those savings don’t exist. ...MORE

October 2010

From Job Shop Chaos To Lean Order

By: Matt Danford
Classic lean manufacturing principles are practically taken as gospel, but benefits can be elusive for manufacturers that produce a variety of parts in low volumes. This shop took a different approach to lean—one aided by software that helped identify a more efficient machine layout based patterns in part routings. ...MORE

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