Lean Manufacturing Gifts

"We only got up to three 'whys' and a 'what the hell'."

'...we have every new employee spend time on our assembly line. Eight hours, no breaks.'

"Somehow, they get exempted from a lot of laws."

D.I.Y

Time Out For Teddy

"We're developing a plan to fix this."

A new career for George W. Bush: taster in a pretzel factory.

"This is a big seller, and we get them cheap...from China."

'Business is booming.' - at Uncle Bert's Explosives

"Yep, first the gold run out, then the microchip manufacturing went overseas."

"I hope you don't mind, but I stuck in a little prayer for General Motors."

"You know, it really wasn’t that bad."

U.S. Manufacturing - Good News & Bad News

Made in China.

Folding Container.

'We have a diverse work force. We us three different models of robots."

"Back in the industrial age, this was, I believe, a steel mill."

"We're a totaly automated facility, except for Frank. He plugs everything in each morning."

"Our 'Invest in American' program is saving money by buying orange safety cones from China."

'Here it is - the world's largest miniaturization plant.'

'I've created hundreds of jobs. Of course, they're all going to be automated.'

"We've geared up our American company to provide PPE for our healthcare providers, and we need 'Made in the USA' tags to on 'em! Problem is, USA tags are all Made In China."

The strong Canadian dollar is bad for the Canadian exporting manufacturers.

'U.S. Manufacturing'

"...and we plan to offer it as a scarce and valuable product."

After the latest pay bonus and benefit awards you've won, I've decided to join you on the shop floor.

Wind Energy

'The global economy supplies basic tools. A lot of us get the axe.'

...they can't take the factory out of the man - he's off to do some welding.

"I think these may be counterfeit bolts."

America's Biggest Export...