Chapter 5Importance of Creativity before Capital
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.1
Albert Einstein
Many people think it requires large amounts of capital to go Lean. This is far from the truth. Some of the most successful Lean solutions implemented on a production line require little or no capital (see Figure 5.1). It sounds ironic to hear some companies saying they implemented Lean and it cost them millions of dollars. The Lean team needs to be creative and stick to the basics of linking together the value-added operations and processes needed to complete a product. The team needs to avoid the common pitfalls associated with grandiose multitasking machines, fancy conveyors and ...
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