Comments on: Ask Art: Is Lean a Good Cost-Reduction Program? https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/ask-art-is-lean-a-good-cost-reduction-program/ Lean Production | Lean Manufacturing | LEI | Lean Services Sun, 11 Sep 2022 10:07:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Davie Thomson https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/ask-art-is-lean-a-good-cost-reduction-program/#comment-42037 Sun, 11 Sep 2022 10:07:37 +0000 https://www.lean.org/?p=21905#comment-42037 In the worked example, if company B frees up 59 minutes from SMED activity, then uses this to do 60 changeovers a shift, it does not have 59 minutes to produce.

It does 60 shorter product runs, but still consumes an hour a shift in changeover time.

Small point, but worth noting.

]]> By: Art https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/ask-art-is-lean-a-good-cost-reduction-program/#comment-39616 Sun, 28 Aug 2022 01:37:58 +0000 https://www.lean.org/?p=21905#comment-39616 In reply to JOSE JAVIER OLVERA OLVERA.

Jose, thanks for your comments. I think the way you put it, “Lean is a strong base on strategy” is a great way to think about lean. Traditional companies and lean companies can both have the same strategies in the normal way we think about strategy. The strategic aspect of lean however allows the lean company to remove the waste and implement its strategy more efficiently.

]]> By: Art https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/ask-art-is-lean-a-good-cost-reduction-program/#comment-39615 Sun, 28 Aug 2022 01:29:57 +0000 https://www.lean.org/?p=21905#comment-39615 In reply to Tomasz Koch.

Tomasz, Thanks for your comments. I’m glad you enjoyed the post. I have many fond memories of doing kaizen i Koziniec, Poland and of speaking at your conference. I have the Polish version of The Lean Turnaround at home, even though I can’t read it.

]]> By: Tomasz Koch https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/ask-art-is-lean-a-good-cost-reduction-program/#comment-39173 Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:29:30 +0000 https://www.lean.org/?p=21905#comment-39173 Thank you Art for this excellent article. I will encourage company directors in Poland to read it.
Greetings
Tomasz Koch, Lean Enterprise Institute Polska
P.S.
Your two books published in Polish are still sold.

]]> By: JOSE JAVIER OLVERA OLVERA https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/ask-art-is-lean-a-good-cost-reduction-program/#comment-39017 Wed, 24 Aug 2022 16:40:11 +0000 https://www.lean.org/?p=21905#comment-39017 Great documentary! Absolutely agree.
Lean is a strong base on strategy!

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