Lean Manufacturing Techniques: Produce Positive Results ...

Plunge into Lean Manufacturing Helps Pelican Wire Increase Sales, Add Staff: Incorporating Lean Techniques Results in Six Figure Savings and Sales for Naples Company ...

... "To help identify areas to make changes and provide the necessary training to produce positive results, Pelican Wire called on the Florida Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Florida MEP) to help implement Lean Manufacturing techniques. Lean Manufacturing is an implementation technique that utilizes simple but effective methods to identify and reduce waste, and inventories, clear shop floors and streamline production processes all with a goal of decreasing costs and increasing productivity. Working with staff and management, David Ferguson and Jerry Nelligan, project managers for the Florida MEP, started with a Value Stream Map which literally mapped the flow of work through beginning to end of production line of a product for one of Pelican's main customers. " ...

The Florida MEP is an affiliate of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the U.S. Department of Commerce. The national MEP is a network of manufacturing extension centers that provide business and technical assistance to smaller manufacturers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Through MEP, manufacturers have access to more than 2000 manufacturing and business “coaches” whose job is to help firms make changes that lead to greater productivity, increased profits, and enhanced global competitiveness. For more information on the Florida MEP program call 321-939-4000.