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<Table name="Customized Lean Case Studies">
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        <Author>Oladipupo Olaitan</Author>
        <Abstract>An implementation of a Nested Configuration of Lean Production control mechanisms and Other control mechanisms developed and carried out  in a high product mix manufacturing company.</Abstract>
        <Keywords>Polca, Conwip, Kanban, control mechanisms</Keywords>
        <Anonym>Ja</Anonym>
        <Companyname></Companyname>
        <Companyaddress></Companyaddress>
        <Companycountry></Companycountry>
        <Lineofbusiness>Furniture And Fixtures</Lineofbusiness>
        <(Approx.)yearlyturnover>25.000.000€ - 50.000.000€</(Approx.)yearlyturnover>
        <Numberofemployees>1.000 - 5.000</Numberofemployees>
        <Percentagetemporaryworkers>0% - 5%</Percentagetemporaryworkers>
        <Principalrangeofproducts>Standard products, plus variants</Principalrangeofproducts>
        <Majorproductquantities>Small batch production</Majorproductquantities>
        <Principaltypeofproductionorganisation>Line production</Principaltypeofproductionorganisation>
        <Whowasthetrigger/customeroftheproject?>Project Manager</Whowasthetrigger/customeroftheproject?>
        <ProjectType>Introduction of lean production control</ProjectType>
        <Leanisalreadyfullyestablished>Not really true</Leanisalreadyfullyestablished>
        <WhatwasoristhemaintriggertoimplementLean?>Reduction in lead time</WhatwasoristhemaintriggertoimplementLean?>
        <CaseStudy>placeholder</CaseStudy>
        <Top1waste>Inventory</Top1waste>
        <Top2waste>Transport</Top2waste>
        <Top3waste>Waiting</Top3waste>
        <StartingSituation><p>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span>Too big material buffer stocks</p><p>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span>Low visibility and traceability between operations</p><p>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span>Most of existing improvement efforts have focussed on process technology innovations</p><p>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span>Limited experience with Lean for production control</p><p>•<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre">	</span>High motivation (at all levels) to apply other changes to get the best out of process technology improvements</p></StartingSituation>
        <Evaluation>placeholder</Evaluation>
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