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New Lean Manufacturing Podcast Series Launched by Bosch Rexroth
Manufacturers and OEMs Can Improve Their "Lean" Performance Through the Proven Strategies and Lean Principles Presented in Bosch Rexroth's New "Lean Manufacturing" Podcast Series Featuring Notable Industry Experts
| Source: Bosch Rexroth Corp.
BUCHANAN, MI--(Marketwire - March 12, 2008) - (www.boschrexroth-us.com/lean) Bosch Rexroth
has launched the first episode in a new series of innovative and
informative lean manufacturing podcasts available for listening or free
download from the company's website at www.boschrexroth-us.com/leanpodcast.
The first episode, titled "Developing Front-line Supervisors to Succeed in
a Lean Environment," features lean manufacturing expert Jamie Flinchbaugh,
co-founder of the Lean
Learning Center and co-author of the popular book "The Hitchhiker's
Guide to Lean." Flinchbaugh examines the critical role front-line
supervisors play in helping their companies successfully implement and
sustain lean manufacturing practices. He also discusses guidelines for
ensuring that supervisors are effectively trained and supported to fulfill
their roles in lean operations. All too often, he says, front-line
supervisors who are expected to perform in a lean environment are not
equipped with the specific skills they need compared to those used by
traditional supervisors.
Developed by Bosch Rexroth's Linear Motion and Assembly Technologies group, each eight-
to ten-minute lean
manufacturing podcast episode will present guest experts and
information to help manufacturers and OEMs understand and apply lean
principles and practices in their businesses.
"We want to give listeners a resource they can use to hear some unique and
new approaches to lean techniques and principles," explained Kevin
Gingerich, marketing manager. "With this lean manufacturing audio series
we're going to show how to apply lean concepts in some fresh and unexpected
ways, so OEMs and manufacturers can use lean more effectively to transform
their companies' performance," he said.
Topics scheduled for future Rexroth lean manufacturing podcasts include
discussions on applying lean principles to the engineering process, tips on
designing manufacturing equipment for a lean environment, lean
manufacturing case studies, and more.
Visit www.boschrexroth-us.com/lean for more information on lean
manufacturing.
About Bosch Rexroth
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