I can agree with many of the comments already made that the bottom line is being looked at more closely then any continuous improvement initiatives. The company I work for cut jobs, temporarily reduced pay and has instituted furlough days. However, there is a significant issue that I also wish to address relating to that.
Business model. The company saw this recession coming last year probably around June. Instead of trying to figure out what we could do to better serve customers, stay productive, create more opportunities that might not have been there we barely did anything. Sales was given no guidance or new directions to go forward with, no support was given from management to create certain improvements, and "quick" ideas fell on the wayside.
I was the leader in trying to develop lean within my company. Now all I am is analyzing data and giving tedious work to keep me busy. Not the best of situations, but lean has been completely abandoned. One of the reasons why I haven't been able to contribute because I'm buried in spreadsheets.
In any case, @craiglpress my company is probably a part of that 77% "thinking" about lean, but either doesn't want to or can't for whatever reason that might be. Times are tough and when I look at a selection of printers in the area, I can see which are going to survive and which are not. And its not because of bad quality or horrible interaction for customers, but the vision and business model of the company.
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