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IBM client training will be hosted at our DEC Computer Training Lab.  Nationwide Training Alliance has selected CBIL DEC lab as their St. Louis based training site.

What is Lean Enterprise?

Lean Enterprise represents a radical rethinking and redefining of those processes that optimize the production of products or services. The term “lean” was first used in a 1988 landmark Sloan Management Review article describing production methods pioneered by Toyota in Japan and then applied at a GM/Toyota venture plant in Fremont, California.

Over time, the Lean approach to manufacturing has been expanded to apply to many organizations. Lean Enterprise is now recognized as the term for a set of fundamental operational improvement services that can assist any organization improve its ability to produce products or services of the highest quality, at the lowest cost, in the shortest amount of time.

Why Invest in Lean Enterprise?

Organizations invest in lean operations for one simple reason: Their long-term survival and success depend on them. Those organizations that understand and apply lean values, principles, and processes have experienced very significant benefits such as the following:

• Productivity up 31%
• On time delivery rate up from 84% to 92%
• Space utilization improved 15%
• Scrap reduced by 75%
• Lead time reduced by 50%
• $6,000 monthly savings in office supplies
• Machine down time reduced 60%

For more information, please contact

George Friesen, Business Practice Leader for

• 5S
• Lean Thinking and Beliefs
• Safety the 6th "S"
• Value Stream Mapping at 314.539.5376 or