Plastics News spent part of the day on a recent visit to D&M, met the leadership team and learned how a culture of LEAN is good for employees, customers, and for business.

“Owen is a big fan of the 2-second lean philosophy made popular by author and manufacturing guru Paul Akers. So every shift change at D&M starts with a team meeting where workers first talk about safety, then share ideas for process improvements that can save time and money. Employees have contributed more than 4,000 lean ideas since they started the meetings four years ago, and the company has implemented about 3,200. “We’re generating ideas every single day,” Owen said.” Read More >