Lean Manufacturing is an operational strategy oriented toward achieving the shortest possible cycle time by eliminating waste. It is derived from the Toyota Production System and its key thrust is to increase the value-added work by eliminating waste and reducing incidental work. The technique often decreases the time between a customer order and shipment, and it is designed to radically improve profitability, customer satisfaction, throughput time, and employee morale.
The benefits generally are lower costs, higher quality, and shorter lead times. The term "lean manufacturing" is coined to represent half the human effort in the company, half the manufacturing space, half the investment in tools, and half the engineering hours to develop a new product in half the time.

Central Ozark Machine is partnered with Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and other World Class Manufacturers. These Lean companies require the suppliers in their Value Stream to be capable of meeting their Just-in-Time demand.

COM has been in the process of becoming Lean. We have had shop training with Boeing experts in Lean Manufacturing. The owners of COM have hired a Lean Manager to oversee the Lean operation. They have committed to being Lean. Upper management continues to participate in educational opportunities in World Class Manufacturing.

Central Ozark Machine is in an ongoing process of continued improvement.

LEAN PRINCIPLES:

5-S Sort, Set-in-Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain

Only do what adds Value

Eliminate Waste

Identify the Value Stream

Flow: Make Production Flow Without Interruptions

Pull: Perform A Process Only When It Is Needed By The Downstream Process

Pursue Perfection