tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865768815327716731.post6903750991899718674..comments2008-07-31T09:26:10.223-04:00Ralph Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872065446489560244noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865768815327716731.post-75209914421963721882008-07-31T03:55:00.000-04:002008-07-31T03:55:00.000-04:002008-07-31T03:55:00.000-04:00I do not agree that Lean cpmpanies create less job opportunities. I have been lucky to have had the experience of working for a company whose 'back were to the wall', the complete and on time delvery rate was 53%, with back orders peaking at 1699, approximately 74 people were employed, last chance was to implement lean. This was done very successfully, resulting in leadtinme reduction from 66 days to 7/8 days, Backorder reduced to approx 10 units, goal is less than 30, there are currently 360 people employed.Main reason - sales grew as customers learned to trust that we could deliver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865768815327716731.post-12716694763352249382008-01-19T09:18:00.000-05:002008-01-19T09:18:00.000-05:002008-01-19T09:18:00.000-05:00I do not believe lean companies produce fewer jobs. If you set say the sales of a company at a certain growth rate then a company effectively adopting lean methods would produce fewer jobs. However that is a false comparison. Lean companies will grow and create jobs while poorly managed companies will shrink and lose jobs. For an example compare jobs at Ford and GM with Toyota.<BR/><BR/>Similar to Deming's chain reaction improve quality, lower costs, gain market share, provide more and more jobs...curiouscathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05269438998983808916noreply@blogger.com