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News Release from: The Manufacturing Institute | Subject: Lean manufacturing techniques consultancy
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 February 2007
Lean Manufacturing Transforms Printer's
Efficiency
Manchester's Pelican Press will demonstrate how it transformed its performance through adopting lean manufacturing techniques when it opens its doors to fellow printers.
Manchester's Pelican Press will demonstrate how it transformed its performance through adopting lean manufacturing techniques when it opens its doors to fellow printers in the North West region of England The Ancoats, Manchester printing company has been working with the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) team at The Manufacturing Institute to boost efficiency and customer service
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 2 Oct 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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In a joint presentation and factory visit on March 20, MAS and Pelican will explain the principles of lean manufacturing and show how they have applied best practice to drive out waste and drive up productivity at Pelican Press.
Ian Crow, Pelican's chief executive, said: "The work with MAS has made us far more efficient, so we are turning work around quicker than ever and we have more control over the quality processes." MAS practitioner Graham Canning, who has supported Pelican Press through its business improvement project, said: "Lean will typically help businesses become much fitter and boost productivity by around 20 per cent.
By making some straight forward changes to factory layout and identifying areas of waste in its processes, Pelican has made significant cost reductions.
The event is aimed at pointing the way forward for other printers.".
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