USA in all of our multinational enterprise , we will maintain our competitive advantage through innovation , ingenuity , customer orientation Lean manufacturing processes , and increased integration of automation .”
Progressive Lean strategies have helped with this transition .
“ Amaray ’ s drive into Lean manufacturing stems from the aggressive market demands that we were under in the home entertainment or media packaging world ,” said Sykes .
Employees are trained in Lean concepts and team events are held regularly to engage everyone in the process . Over the past few years , Amaray ’ s Lean journey has included Kaizen events targeting particular areas of opportunity . The organization also maintains formal , robust , cross functional continuous improvement and 5S programs . These programs involve every department within the company , but generally have registered the most profound impact in the manufacturing area . Ted Brown , a 13 year Amaray veteran , was responsible for originating many of the companies structured efficiency programs over the years . Recently , Brown was promoted from VP North America to the global Chief Operations Officer role . Brown commented “ Aggressively driving opportunities for operational efficiency gains , waste reduction and lower cost has long been part of the Amaray DNA . Our formal programs in this regard , now in their 11th year , continue to evolve and gain momentum . They have been the cornerstone of our success here at Amaray .”
Although Amaray remains profitable in the media market , the company has turned an aggressive focus toward diversification . Dedicated business development and program management resources with strong experience and networks in new industries were hired in both Europe and USA in 2014 . These folks are charged with the responsibility of securing additional products and customers that will benefit from the ultra-precision , low labor content manufacturing environment . Primary applications sought will likely involve technologies which Amaray has pioneered in the Media market ;
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