[hackerguy99]

>But that is a massive difference from traditional manufacturing and many assembly plants.

Where do people get this stuff from? Have you ever been in a modern manufacturing facility?

[arkades]

Seriously. The Toyota “lean” approach has been advocating for this - and reconfiguring factories around this - for decades. Hell, hospital execs have been taking tours of Toyota plants to import those ideas into HC for a good 20 years or more.

[noselasd]

And they are still advocating lean manufacturing, and giving tours - indicating this approach is not the "obvious truths" the OP indicates, even if the ideas are 20 years old.

[ojm]

Yep. They talk “lean” and want to implement. But talking and wanting is not doing.

[ojm]

Working at an American car manufacturer and a major parts manufacturer.

They think they are lean but they are not. Many inefficiencies and waste.