Case Study
Streamlining Operations Opens Capacity in High-Demand Jeans Market
Assessment The lean work began with an assessment of operations using a value-stream management tool to measure performance. Two key findings emerged: The improvement team chose a pilot line to begin the kaizen-driven transformation from batch to one-piece-flow and set a delivery-time- reduction goal of 40 percent within three months for all lines. Training Each week, the team held kaizens within each value stream, setting up a new pr