Ukfirst leans towards excellence
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Ukfirst, the DTI-backed organisation set up to assist UK furniture and timber industries to achieve world-class performance, held its annual Lean Manufacturing Course for members of the Worshipful Company of furniture makers last week.
The three-day course started with tuition in the theory behind many of the processes and involved active participation in group exercises. Delegates were then asked to select areas of improvement they could immediately implement in their own workplace and were coached in how best to do this.
Visits to two exemplary manufacturers, one in the furniture market, Sharps Bedrooms, and one world-class family-owned business, JCB, helped to demonstrate how lean manufacturing techniques have been applied to achieve success.
Programme director John Baldwin commented: “We received some excellent feedback from delegates on this course, which was tailored specifically to members of the Worshipful Company. We were delighted to be able to include both theoretical and practical demonstrations of how lean manufacturing works, and are confident that it will now be successfully utilised within more UK furniture operations.”
Ukfirst runs several open courses on lean manufacturing during the year.
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