Applying the Lesson
Like most of the USA’s manufacturing and supply base, AATP has found that operating in a post-covid world is not without its’ challenges. The cost of doing business continues to rise, being fully staffed remains a challenge and supply lines, particularly those overseas are only now starting
to slowly recover. We set ourselves the objective of putting in place a series of effective remedial actions to ensure that we are never again impacted in the way we were during the pandemic.
We met extensively with customers and suppliers alike in an effort to understand what we should do differently in the face of a global event such as the Covid-19 virus. We need to be even more flexible as a business and be able to respond to changes in the marketplace and economy far more quickly and we need to have much greater control over what can and cannot impact our performance.
With this in mind, we have adopted “Lean” principles as a foundation across our entire business. We have invested heavily in new equipment, processes and people to the tune of over $1 million to facilitate lean operations and are already starting to reap the rewards.
We are committed to improving communication with our customer and supply bases regarding the changes we have made and perhaps more importantly, how those changes will improve the way we serve you. We will be reaching out again shortly with more information
What is Lean Manufacturing?
At its basics, lean manufacturing is a way of thinking. Henry Ford’s idea and implementation of “flow production” is a time-tested example where we streamline the flow of materials through our production line. It’s about identifying and eliminating waste and utilizing the ideas for improvement from the people who do the work. In essence, lean manufacturing accelerates process improvement and puts ideas into action for the teams that produce products from start to finish.
We look forward to sharing our progress with you in the coming weeks.
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