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Team Member Testimonials"I was somewhat skeptical after seeing the initial proposal. I reviewed the scope and the investment of the lean project and thought it would break even at best. I’ve since changed my mind. We’ve experienced a significant gain in employee morale, and employee-employer communications have increased substantially. In addition to the program paying for itself, we were also able to pay our employees a bonus for scrap reduction. I am very happy with the ROI and am pleased to say that we all have a better understanding of each other’s roles in the company." Wendy Butler, HR Director "We started using the Kanban system at the end of August. We have put several items on the reorder Kanban card system. So far, it has worked extremely well. "We have a few bugs in the system, but we are working to get them out. My manager has given me permission to order certain supplies from specific vendors. Before I had to find him and let him know we needed them. Now because I can order them myself, it has made my job a lot easier. There is less downtime for the presses, fewer supply outages and everyone seems a lot happier." Barbara Arpin, Material and Supplies Handler "At first I was really skeptical; I couldn’t see the forest for the trees. After you cleared out all the underbrush — and I didn’t realize how much there was (old drawings, notes, files that were just in the way along with a bunch of items that no one used) — it made it so much easier to get around. "Now I realize and rely on the principles and practices of the 5S programs. The visual scheduling and work instructions make it possible for anyone to understand. I could not go back to how it was before 5S." Rod Swackhamer, Production Manager |