It's all in the mind [lean manufacturing]

To allow a manufacturing company to benefit from the transformation initiatives in the implementation of lean manufacturing tools, any change must be accepted and adopted by the workforce. Lean manufacturing initiatives must be made part of the culture of a company. Ways by which three manufacturing companies made their workforce part of the change process are discussed. Autoliv used teamwork structure, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems used leadership and Duracell used communication and empowerment.