Case Studies:

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PRINTS OF DARKNESS: THE CHANGING WORLD OF PHOTO PROCESSING

No industry has experienced more evolutionary change in the last few years than that of photography. Over a five-year period, the photo production process went from 90% optical to almost completely digital, and it was no easy task for photo labs to adapt.

See how H&H Color Lab of Raytown, MO, saw the change coming and recognized that not only was the world “going digital,” but also that the pace of photo processing would increase significantly and that customers would need to be far better serviced.

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KEEPING THE PRESSES ROLLING, MORE EFFICIENTLY

Don’t think "lean" methods are just for businesses associated with manufacturing. They aren’t. And there is no better proof of this than North Jersey Media Group (NJMG) and the half-million dollar savings - minimum – it achieved from Lean Office techniques in just the first months of the program.

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IT'S A MIRACLE!

Ping Golf’s lean journey began with a seemingly unreachable goal: to continue producing the highest quality golf clubs in the industry, while building and shipping these custom fit clubs within 48 hours of receipt of order. It was certainly a formidable goal, one that might just take a miracle to accomplish.

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Case Study Purpose

If your organization has been successful implementing Lean, your story could help another organization get their program started or moved to the next level. With so much working against manufacturing today, it is important that the manufacturing community work together to share learning, experiences and "next step" ideas to ensure U.S. Manufacturing remains a strong and vital part of the global economy.

The purpose of a Productivity Inc. case study is to highlight successful Lean improvements in order to provide insight to other organizations attempting to implement Lean in their own facilities.

In each case study, we encourage clients to speak frankly about their Lean improvements, and to describe in detail (by qualifying and quantifying) the challenges they faced and the achievements accomplished.

These “success stories” will be posted here for others interested in Lean to review.

Through exposure to these case studies, organizations attempting to implement Lean will gain an understanding of what is needed for a successful Lean improvement effort to take shape in their facilities. They will understand how their peers have used the techniques of Lean, how to get buy-in from leadership and associates and how to overcome issues and obstacles encountered along the way.

And your organization will be positioned as having the foresight to seek strategic methods to enhance productivity in order to help keep operating costs down, be more competitive and offer more value to their own customers.

What are we looking for?

Simply, we seek interesting accounts of clients who wanted to significantly improve the way they conduct business and who found dramatic success through Lean implementation. The ideal client exhibits excitement and much gratification over their program and is genuinely committed to pursuing further continuous improvement.

Selection Criteria

Case study candidates are selected for participation in this program due to their:

recognition of the business challenges they faced;

understanding of Lean methodologies;

foresight and appreciation of how Lean can work for them;

top down cooperation within the organization;

implementation of a variety of Lean techniques;

quantifiable successes as a result of the program, and

long-term commitment to a process of continuous improvement.

The Process

Once your case study is approved and you agree to move forward to produce a case study, Rich Berman, Productivity Staff Writer, will make contact to begin the process. The final case will not be published anywhere without your review, comment and final approval.

Contact us for additional details.