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Wow! Check out that fish! Tim Romano 2008

And because the chroming company performing the key step in the middle of the production process also worked in a batch mode, Bumper Works piled up partially made bumpers in its intermediate goods warehouse until there was an enormous batch and then shipped them to the chromer all at once.

Lean Thinking James P. Womack 2003

When the chromer shipped them back, all in a batch, they were run through a final assembly operation to install inner reinforcing bars, attachment brackets, and cosmetic coverings, stored once more in a finished goods warehouse, and sent in a batch to the customer according to a predetermined schedule.

Lean Thinking James P. Womack 2003

As Toyota executives thought about applying pull to the entire value stream, from the dealer service bay all the way back to the bumper chromer and similar “second-tier” suppliers, the more advantages they could see.

Lean Thinking James P. Womack 2003

Shahid Khan’s chromer, Chrome Craft in Highland Park, Michigan near Detroit, was the best supplier Bumper Works had found but was not in step with the new approach.

Lean Thinking James P. Womack 2003