“It was time to get serious about lean.”

Brian Taylor, president
Ellwood Crankshaft
Hermitage, Pa.

Brian Taylor had tinkered with lean manufacturing concepts—even applying some of its principles to his business here and there. But now he was ready to crank it up a notch.

According to Taylor, “We felt it was time to get more scientific with lean.”

That’s where the NWIRC came in.

“The NWIRC conducted the lean training we were looking for, but they also identified another opportunity for us. They introduced us to the concept of value stream mapping and conducted an analysis of one of our products. The lean efforts have increased productivity, improved quality and dramatically reduced cycle times.”

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