I believe the majority of printers do believe in continuous improvement, or at least want to. I also agree that we are in survival mode right now, and the only action we are taking is when its a reaction to something necessary to getting the job out the door. I love learning new processes, new ways to improve, but in my role I don't currently have the time. Most days I'm back into a production role more than he manager role, that needs to change if processes are to move forward. There is testing and research that needs done, let alone the training material and training time for production people. I think its a good time to start investing in changing those processes so that when the economy turns around we are ready and on the cutting edge rather than one step back and still having it on our "to do" list. How we find the time to move ahead, while getting the work done in front of us is something I think we all need to find a solution to.
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