Developing a Lean Body Shop Business Model
Figuring out what problem you’re trying to solve in your shop is the first step toward creating a clear picture of where you want your organization to go.
Clean and Prep
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LEAN & MEANER: Know Your Next Move
“Learn by doing” doesn’t mean “learn lean.” It means “learn how to create the future,” and know which way to go next. And the key to that is to paint a clear picture of your future.
ESAB Adds New Manufacturing Lines to Ohio Plant
ESAB Welding & Cutting Products has added two new wire drawing lines at its Ashtabula, Ohio, manufacturing facility to produce wire for high production submerged arc welding (SAW) applications. This addition will significantly increase ESAB’s SAW wire capacity, the company says. The new lines will descale, clean and draw the wire to the proper diameter,
LEAN & MEANER: Building a Lean Front Office
You’ll find that the greatest opportunity for eliminating waste in the collision repair business exists not on the shop floor but rather up front in the office. Here’s how to do it.
LEAN & MEANER: Think Throughput
Developing a throughput mind is essential to successfully becoming lean, increasing the speed of your process and widening the gap between costs
and sales.
Clean and Prep
Rapid Tac Inc. has been manufacturing a full line of graphic preparation, application and removal products since 1987. Try the non-hazardous, water-based Rapid Prep for pre-paint cleaning prep needs. This professional formula penetrates and pulls out silicone, wax, grease, oil and similar residues for a fish eye-free paint finish. MSDS sheets are available at www.rapidtac.com.
Overcoming Resistance to Change in a Lean Environment
With change comes resistance and pushback. But here are some ways, when implementing lean, to get everyone to trust that what you’re
doing is a better way.
Opening of North Carolina Shop to Showcase Lean, DCR Systems
Mentor, Ohio-based DCR Systems and Mike Johnson’s Hickory Toyota joined forces last year to build a state-of-the-art, 12,000-square-foot accident repair center near the dealer’s Hickory property. Featuring DCR’s patent-pending lean-based production process, Mike Johnson’s Collision Center opened to the public March 28. The grand opening of the center on June 11 will feature a ribbon-cutting
Implementing Lean
An increasing number of body shops are eyeing lean manufacturing processes as a solution to their business woes. How do you implement such processes in a collision repair setting and break out of the “old way”? Here’s a step-by-step guide.
