What Lean Means

On each Lean journey, what may seem easy to understand isn't always easy to implement. Part of the award-winning Manufacturing Insights Video Series and produced in cooperation with the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), this video shows you what lean means today by exploring the visible evidence and promise of Lean. This program is an updated version of AME's classic 1992 video release. We speak with George Koenigsaecker, president of Lean Investments, LLC and Lean Sensei for nearly three decades, to get an updated analysis of the lean concepts as they relate to the operations of a leading Shingo-Prize-winning company Hearth & Home Technologies in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Observe the current state of this lean company and witness the employee culture required to fuel their journey. See it first hand, then apply it to your operations!