Training Session 1 - Why Lean and Why Now?

In our State of IMM presentation we announced that we will be implementing Lean in order to help solve our quality and profitability Issues.

Why Lean and Why Now?

• Competition is Global. Borders and barriers are collapsing.
• The pressure to grow margins and profitability is intense.
• Must be “Best In Class” to ensure survival.

What is Lean Enterprise?
It is a philosophy designed to bring about rapid, planned, controlled and measured step-change improvements to the performance of an organization through an overhaul of the value stream.
It utilizes a comprehensive set of elements, rules and tools that focus on value, the elimination of waste and continuous incremental improvement.

The Most Important Thing to Remember is that Lean is a
Thinking Process