Italian SMEs adopt “lean production” for food

Oct 30, 2015 500

by Claudia Astarita


Lean production has eventually become a priority for the food sector as well. The best models were presented at Expo 2015 recalling the event central themes, such as tackling food waste and sustainability. The main protagonist was the Confindustria, the leading organization representing industries in Italy, Club of 15, implementing the Toyota model based on the reduction of production time, stocks diminution and quality improvement.

The results deriving from the adoption of the above-mentioned method were quite significant for a number of companies. For instance, Roncadin, a company specialized in producing frozen pizzas, was able to make 900 more "items" per year. 

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Fonte: This is Italy

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