Part two - Lean industry insights
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Magazine Article, Source : The Manufacturer US
Lean manufacturing is gaining followers on both sides of The Atlantic, but how well do manufacturers understand the concept and how much progress are they making? What barriers stand in the way of more widespread adoption, and how can they be overcome? Professor Debbie Nightingale of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Professor Peter Hines of The Lean Enterprise Research Centre, Cardiff University, Wales, give their assessment of the understanding and adoption of lean manufacturing techniques in their respective economic areas.
Q. How important do you think it is that your country maintains a profitable manufacturing sector? DN. I believe that it is critically important that the U.S. maintain a profitable manufacturing sector. While we are certainly in a global...
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