Government Printers Convene in Seattle - Page 17 of 21

By Bob Neubauer

5. Excessive inventory

6. Waiting (due to system downtime or the need for approvals)

7. Excessive motion

8. Underutilized people

In-plants that want to go lean must get buy-in from everyone if they are to succeed, he said, because it is a major cultural change. One key element is visual control, which involves cleaning the entire shop and clearly labeling shelves and cabinets. Waste is the enemy, remarked Jones, not competitors or even management. The focus must shift to print-on-demand, not print and store.

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Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.