Telescope Casual Furniture, a leading manufacturer and marketer of outdoor furniture, is launching a lean initiative to maximize its effectiveness in serving the ever-changing marketplace.

“Our facility was originally set up for big runs of very little variety,” said Kathy Juckett, CEO. “Over the past 10 years consumer demand has caused

the variety of our product offerings to increase at an incredible rate. In order to keep up and perform to our standards, we’ve brought in the help of Honsha, a premier lean consulting group. We are committed to executing the levels of quality, delivery and customer service we pride ourselves on.”

Honsha is currently working with TCF on a project in the Metal department that will allow for quick changeovers, more flexibility and a reduction in work-in-process inventory. Another project in the Welding department will better utilize team members’ talents by reducing non-value added steps in the process. Over the next several months additional focus areas will be tackled.

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