Survey Shows that Print is Getting Lean

Interest in Lean manufacturing among printing company managers has been growing for several years. Attendance at the PIA/GATF Continuous Improvement Conference—which offers a slate of Lean-related topics—has surged in recent years. In June 2007, PIA/GATF formed its Center for Lean Practices, and workshops conducted by the Center have been extremely well attended. The PIA/GATF/Point Balance survey represents the first major effort to describe the use of Lean manufacturing by graphic communications companies in a quantitative way.