
136 ◾ Capitalizing on Lean Production Systems to Win New Business
There are other books on workplace organization, so we do not need to go
into detail on what exactly workplace organization is. Our only point here is
that the facility needs to be disciplined enough to keep the facility clean and
organized to convince potential customers that the facility is capable of perform-
ing. The shop floor is a reflection of the management,
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and if that is lacking, the
New Product Acquisition and Launch Portfolio could not be seriously considered.
Visual management and workplace organization should be a core competency of
every production facility.
Absen ...