[AT] Lean

[Dennis Johnson]

I have had various experiences with “Lean”. It worked well on oilfield units that had a production rate over 36 units per year. With smaller volumes like 3 or 4 units per year it mainly caused management frustration.
Toyota uses this for there auto production, but probably got for there race car program.

Dennis

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On Nov 30, 2019, at 7:28 AM, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com> wrote:


Absolutely. The Toyota Production System (TPS) is studied around the world and applied in every imaginable industry as "Lean Manufacturing" and in service industries like hospitals as simply "Lean".

I have a couple decades of experience with Lean Mfg. and I would count myself as a proponent although I've also seen some of the Achilles' Heels.  It is a very collaborative system at its core, and won't work well unless the entire workforce is engaged.  In short what I'm saying is that I cannot imagine a UAW shop embracing Lean.

On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 7:42 AM James Peck <jamesgpeck at hotmail.com<mailto:jamesgpeck at hotmail.com>> wrote:
Toyota does a really good job at controlling the manufacturing process. Not so good at the attractive design process.  Toyota refused an offer to take GM for free in the 2008 GM bankruptcy. That was an extremely wise decision. Everything necessary to make GM work well would have been politically unpopular.

Remember, Toyota can manufacture cars and trucks in the US using Americans and make money. There may be more.

Steve Offiler AT List member Mechanical Engineer (soffiler at gmail.com<mailto:soffiler at gmail.com>); So which automotive companies in your estimation are not run by cabbage heads?

James AT List Member (jamesgpeck at hotmail.com<mailto:jamesgpeck at hotmail.com>); They have cabbage heads running Ford as well. The recent Ranger is far less attractive than the one that preceded it.

Steve Offiler AT List member Mechanical Engineer (soffiler at gmail.com<mailto:soffiler at gmail.com>); <snip> I've paid so little attention to the return of the Ranger that I barely could tell you it exists.  <snip>
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