University of Washington: Keen on Lean
Faced with a deficit just two years ago, the University of Washington’s in-plant has turned its financial situation around and repositioned itself for success by implementing Lean production practices.
"And they are coming to understand, through Lean, that they had this within themselves all along," she continues. "Creative Communications is not just surviving, it is thriving."
The Results of Lean
So, what exactly have these Lean team meetings achieved? Davis reels off a number of success stories.
"The Copy Centers Lean team proposed that we put a centralized copy center in our main production facility," he relays. "It made perfect sense: Before, we were always moving materials back and forth. Now, the copy center is right next to the bindery and the stockroom, and near the [Xerox iGen3 and wide-format digital printers]." Ironically, the new copy center fit perfectly into the space once filled by the offset presses.
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