Here is a short article about a company implementing lean: Terex Handlers implementing lean manufacturing. The article doesn’t really shed any new insight but it is another good example of success (which are nice) and I like the truth behind this statement:

Lean thinking is about eliminating waste not employees. Yes, a company may be able to improve so the same production requires fewer workers but the goal should be to grow the business to redeploy those people. If the company fails to make that happen, it might be necessary to layoff workers. But that is a sign of failing not successful lean thinking.

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