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Productivity up 20%, inventory down 35% and targeted for 50%, lead times slashed from around four weeks down to just one, manufacturing cycle times cut by 72%, and overtime reduced from 7% to 2%: the headline achievements at electronics manufacturer Deltron-Emcon in Scunthorpe are breathtaking. They’re excellent results by any measure, and they’re wholly down to lean thinking, vision, determination, focus and hard work on every aspect of the business. Bob Davis, managing director, says he came to lean six years ago having “done ERP” and decided there had to be a better way
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