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Althoughtheyarejusthittingstride,aleadinginjectionmoulderiswellenroutetolean.

byPeterFretty,contributingeditor

ABOVE:CascadeEngineeringisusingallthetoolsintheleantoolkittotightenuptheir
enterpriseandgolean.

Formanymanagers,leanmanufacturingissomethingthatlooksgreatonpaperandsounds
wonderfulintheory,buttheywantproofthatitreallyworksintheirever-changing
manufacturingenvironment.
Nowtwoyearsintoitsleanjourney,theGrandRapids,Michigan-basedCascadeEngineering,istryingtoavoid
thecommonmistakeofjustimplementingleanontheshopfloor.The1,200employeeplasticcomponents
providerintheautomotive,homeandoffice,andcontainerindustriesisimplementingleanthroughoutits
enterprise.

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OnethingthatbecomesclearafteryoutourCascade'sfacilities,isthatthecompanyisstrivingtoadoptleanasa
wayoflifeforthewholecompany,ratherthanjustinthemanufacturingplants.Thecompany'sleadersrecognize
thattoreducewasteandcreatecustomervalue,everyonehastoactivelytakepartintheprocess.

Cascade'sfounder,chairmanandCEOFredP.Keller,sentamessageabouthowimportantleanwasforthe
companyasawholewhenhehiredG.L.Brownasthecompany'sdirectorofleanmanufacturing.Kelleris
makingsureallofthenecessaryresourcesareavailabletomakethegainsofleanstick.“Ifthiscompanywants
toremainanactiveleaderintheupcomingcentury,itiscrucialthatweeliminatewasteanddedicateourselvesto
becomingaleanenterprise,”saysKeller.

Tofurtherdemonstratehisdedicationtotheemployees,Kellerstressedthatsomejobresponsibilitiesmay
changebutnoemployeeswillbelaidoffasaresultofthecompany'sleaninitiatives.

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Theirdedicationtoemployeesandtheirsuperiorperformancehavenotgoneunnoticed.Cascadehasbeen
recognizednationwidefortheircommitmenttopeople,mostnotablybyrecentlywinningaRonBrownawardand
theMichiganManufacturersCompanyoftheyearaward.

G.L.Brownknewthatoneofthehardestpartsofleanwasgoingtobecreatingtherightenvironmentfor
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