Lean Manufacturing Specialist Mugs

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

"Where's the business end of this thing?"

"Jimmy, I want you to meet our new safety officer."

"I just love how wet you've made things in here."

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

D.I.Y

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

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

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

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.

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

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

"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."

"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."

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

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

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

'U.S. Manufacturing'

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

'Hey! This box of 'made in America' stickers has a sticker on it that says 'made in Taiwan'.'

'But what if my job doesn't want to go to China?'

Nano-Satellite Assembly Line.

"There - now we're environmentally responsible."

The Two Economies

"We don't build the toys anymore. We just order them from our factories overseas."