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News Release from: Ditone Labels
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 May 2007
Kaizen save cash at Ditone
Ditone Labels, the innovative labelling company, has implemented the Kaizen theory of manufacturing at their Cambridgeshire factory resulting in huge savings month on month.
Kaizen, which means continuous improvement, is a method of identifying ways in which efficiency can be improved and waste eliminated in order to save money Kaizen has worked so well for Ditone due to its inclusive nature, in which anyone in the company can have a say in how it works
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 22 Aug 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Suggestions are put to a committee who then discuss the feasibility as well as its potential saving to the company, before applying it.
Ditone has made significant savings using Kaizen in both the manufacturing and purchasing departments of the company by identifying opportunities to reduce waste, and finding ways to turn this into a profit for the company.
This has been especially effective with the factory overs, which have been categorised in order to capitalise upon them.
Raymond Young, Operations Director for Ditone commented "Using the Kaizen principles within all our operations has been a great way for us to monitor and improve processes whilst developing a teamwork ethos and empowering individuals within the organisation".
"Our works committee includes people from all areas of the business and does a great job driving initiative like this forward.".
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