Having an effective lean manufacturing model implemented in your heat treating plant is the key to minimizing costs, eliminating waste and maximizing safety throughout your operations. This presentation is a live presentation from MTI's 2010 Summer Meeting in Niagara Falls, Canada.

During this presentation you will learn:

- The 3 key areas of low hanging fruit where a lean strategy can impact the quickest
- How lean can impact overall business productivity
- Value Stream Mapping for identifying waste and eliminating it
- Using Lean Measures to gain a bigger share of captive heat treating market
- The 8 general types of business waste in operations
- The 5 elements suppliers are measured on by manufacturing customers
- To identify what activities add "value" to your customer and those that don't
- 4 Components to a lean strategy
- 10 Steps to effective lean policy implementation
- How 5S can dramatically improve your lean execution strategy