- No need to open Work Orders or print Shop Travelers
- Pull products through the manufacturing process
- Utilize electronic Kanban tags to trigger replenishment
- Simplify the process of cycle counting by use of containers
- Use barcodes whenever possible to identify movement of products
- Streamline the Financial Statements to make them easier to understand
- Track all product related problems as soon as they happen
- Realize that everything cannot be changed overnight
Lean Manufacturing is a methodology that has grown out of years of removing any function from
the manufacturing process that does not add value. Companies cannot just turn on a switch and
start utilizing it. ABW provides the flexibility to transition into using Lean Manufacturing.
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