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Posted on Thursday, May, 1, 2008, 12:00AM Using Lean principles, manufacturers have made significant improvements to their operations, from
improved productivity, increased resource utilization, to a more accurate understanding of product costs.
One area where manufacturers may not have thought to apply Lean is the workforce. But as labor pressures
increase and margins tighten, savvy manufacturers are turning their attention to the workforce, and discovering
that Lean can help them increase workforce flexibility and agility, and improve their bottom line. |