I had the opportunity to take a tour of Pettibone in Baraga, MI earlier this week. Pettibone is currently working on incorporating Lean practices into its operations, and they are one of 12 local business in Houghton County that make up a group that we have coined the “Local Lean Group.” We have been meeting every few months to learn from each other. In the picture above, Scott is showing a cart that you or I could walk into the plant and complete without flaw. They have highly visible, standardized operations and practices (which result in fewer mistakes and serve as a platform form even more improvement). If you are interested to learn more about our group, give me a call or send me an email