Lean

Businesses increasingly face tough competition, and the stakes couldn't be higher. Lean programs establish systematic programs to eliminating waste and improving work flow throughout the company. Now, the DBC offers a unique opportunity for Oklahoma companies to send future lean champions to a top quality training program with hands-on training in all the lean tools. No need to someone out of state or to be restricted to practicing lean tools in a non-realistic lab setting.

Can your company benefit from Lean? Here are the Eight Deadly Wastes. Do any of them apply to your business?

• Overproduction - Making what is unnecessary, when it is unnecessary; and in unnecessary amounts.
• Inventory - Goods retained for any length of time, inside or outside the factory.
• Transportation - Any transfer of materials, parts, assembly parts or finished goods, from one place to another for any reason.
• Defects - The defects themselves, as well as costs of inspecting for defects, responding to customer complaints and making repairs.
• Processing Waste - Operations and processes that may not be necessary.
• Motion Waste - Movement that is not really needed to perform an operation.
• Waiting - Ideal time: human and/or machine waiting.
• Under-Utilized People - Not using the creative and problem-solving ability of people.