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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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.