Lean
Lean Manufacturing
Genoa Design International Ltd. has a reputation as one of the best and most efficient providers of production design, piping, drafting and lofting services in the marine and naval architecture industry. To ensure this reputation continues, Genoa has undertaken a major Lean Manufacturing initiative to cut waste and improve operations.
Lean Manufacturing is management philosophy renowned for its focus on reducing waste in order to improve overall customer value. Defined, Lean means to produce more (and better) goods or services through less waste in all aspects of a company's operations, including human effort, space, technology, tools and development time.
Genoa's work in Lean contributes to the company's commitment to long term improvements and customer satisfaction. Genoa is one of the first service-based firms in Canada to adopt Lean in a large-scale way.
Lean on Me: Lessons Learned at Genoa