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The Hitchhiker’s Guide To Lean & Sustainability

By Jamie Flinchbaugh, Lean Expert
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide To Lean & Sustainability

Operate more profitably … and energy is not the only area to improve. (Click Here to Listen)

One of the hottest hot-button topics in manufacturing today is sustainability and sustainable manufacturing.

Manufacturers face regulatory, social and market-driven pressures to demonstrate how they are helping contribute to a sustainable future.

Lean expert Jamie Flinchbaugh discusses the clear links between sustainability and lean manufacturing, and how lean processes, lean transformation and lean techniques, such as design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA), can make crucial contributions to sustainability goals. (Click Here to Listen)

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