BIOTECH / PHARMA Mizuho-OSI A leader in the specialty surgical table and patient positioning markets. Lean Manufacturing Reduced Costs, Improved Layout, Improved Bottom Line Manex implemented a value stream mapping process to identify areas for improvements. Client Business Need Founded in 1977, Mizuho-OSI, Inc. had grown to over 250 employees in California and over 500worldwide. The Union City facility designs and manufactures highly engineered specialty surgical tables for orthopedic (hip replacement), spinal (reconstructive), radiological and general-purpose surgeries. The company’s products are truly innovative, and this has led to increased demand and pressure to meet cost, quality and delivery objectives. The company realized that in order to meet these demands from the market, they

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