Evolving into Drupa 2012 —Sherburne

As an industry, we are behind much of the rest of the manufacturing industry in these types of initiatives for all kinds of good and not-so-good reasons. But whatever the reasons may have been in the past, there is no excuse for putting it off any longer.

The good news is that most of the industry associations have terrific programs in place to help you learn the basics of “lean” manufacturing, Six Sigma and other mechanisms that enable an effective analysis of your business and development of a strategy for improving the flow. Many industry suppliers stand ready to help as well, and most of them have their own lean and Six Sigma initiatives in place, with lots of experience under their collective belts. If you do nothing else between now and the end of this year, this should be your highest priority.