Originally Posted by
Kent A Bathurst
David's observation on "...if you had a cabinet that had a face frame problem..." is a perfect example. He makes an excellent point. The problem, however, was not with the concept of JIT or Lean, the problem is that company dod a lousy job of analyzing, planning, and implementing. And, from his first 2 paragraphs, they clearly did not take the correct approach toward changing an age-old culture. David - a classic example of mgmt failure, which poisoned the well for most of eternity.