Lean Manufacturing Gifts

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

Another Turning Point in the Industrial Revolution. Ford Motor Co. On second thought, let's put the cars on the conveyor belt.

'...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."

Business School. Our case study is an umbrella company bankrupted by fabric costs. They were killed by high overhead expenses!

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Manufacturing - Good News & Bad News

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

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."

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

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

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

Wind Energy

"I told you all this would be yours someday, son, and today is that day."

'U.S. Manufacturing'

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

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

"I think these may be counterfeit bolts."

"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."

Made redundant from Honda please help

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

Foxconn: Outsourcer Outsources Outsourced...What?

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

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

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