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Pilot Study: Applying Lean Principles to Factory Home Building
This study reports on methods of lean production principles originally developed by Toyota that were applied at nine manufactured and modular home production plants. The use of lean production techniques resulted in impressive productivity and quality improvements, a reduction in costs, and improved worker morale. The application of lean principles appears to have potential for the factory built housing industry. More... |
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