http://learnsigma.com/jump-on-the-lean-six-sigma-bandwagon/ lean, six-sigma & quality Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:16:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://learnsigma.com/jump-on-the-lean-six-sigma-bandwagon/comment-page-1/#comment-166 John Asher Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:30:56 +0000 http://learnsigma.com/?p=104#comment-166 So true. It is a shame that some companies use the word "lean" when they are really doing a transformation, re-organization, or just plain headcount reduction. It gives lean manufacturing a real bad name, and it is a real shame. If you cannot stand up in front of all employees and tell them that no jobs will be lost as a result of lean, then you will not get buy-in. Job combinations are going to happen, but put the displaced workers on kaizen, 5s, and standard ops teams and lean will snowball. So true. It is a shame that some companies use the word “lean” when they are really doing a transformation, re-organization, or just plain headcount reduction.
It gives lean manufacturing a real bad name, and it is a real shame.
If you cannot stand up in front of all employees and tell them that no jobs will be lost as a result of lean, then you will not get buy-in. Job combinations are going to happen, but put the displaced workers on kaizen, 5s, and standard ops teams and lean will snowball.

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