Focus on Lean Leads to better quality and less waste in production

55 operators at Mikkelsen Electronics Nis in Serbia have been certified in the basic principles of Lean.

Mikkelsen has always had focus on Lean but now we take it a step further by training all operators and production workers.

The topic of the training was “Organization of workplace and 5S method.”

Content of training was:

• To learn about 8 types of waste in process.
• How waste can influence on efficiency and how to reduce waste through 5S method.
• Learn to recognize waste, necessary waste and adding value activities.
• Why 5S helps to increase quality.
• How to organize workplace/workspace with the 6M Elements of Lean Production.