Lean Manufacturing

At MEC, we are learning and practicing lean manufacturing technologies and culture, utilizing the Toyota Production System as our guide book.

MEC’s Lean foundation is based on 4 principles, or the 4 P’s:

• A long term Philosophy
• The right Processes will produce the right results
• We add value to our organization by developing People and Partners

We continually solve root Problems that drive organizational learning

The key to MEC’s approach is not any one of these individual elements, but all the elements working together as a system, which must be a part of our culture, practiced every day in a very deliberate manner.

MEC’s transformational leaders and associates practice what Toyota calls Genchi Gembutsu, which loosely translated means “go and see for yourself and thoroughly understand the situation.” Based on what we see, we work together to create processes that produce incredible results.

A good way to understand our approach to Lean is to understand and work within these basic concepts:

• Empower people
• Make it as simple as possible
• Build in quality
• Eliminate waste
• Keep it flowing
• Make it visual
• Do one thing at a time

Learn more about MEC's Lean Manufacturing Process or our Application of Lean in the Supply Chain.

MEC Midwest/MEC Innovation Milwaukee, Wisconsin Tel (414) 228-5000 Toll-free (877) 632 4863

MEC Northwest Canby, Oregon Tel (503) 263-7300

MEC Southwest Tecate, Mexico Tel (619) 446-6350

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