Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders The Lean Advantage: Building Smarter Systems and Stronger Teams, 491
Nov 3, 2025
In this insightful discussion, lean practitioners Noah Goellner, President of AME and Hennig, and Nick DeGeorgia, Manufacturing Engineer at P1 Industries, share their journeys and practical lean implementations. They explore the impact of lean thinking beyond the shop floor, emphasizing culture, waste elimination, and value flow. Nick highlights effective strategies like the two-bin Kanban system and fostering a trusting environment for continuous improvement. The conversation serves as a valuable guide for anyone looking to integrate lean principles across various business functions.
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Listener Turned Lean Practitioner
- Nick DeGeorgia transitioned from machinist and teacher back into industry after discovering MakingChips and applying lean concepts he learned from the podcast.
- He used whiteboards and value stream thinking to push improvements before joining P1 Industries where leadership embraced lean.
Lean Is Waste Plus Flow
- Noah defines lean as both eliminating waste and maximizing the flow of value to a defined customer.
- Defining who the customer is clarifies what counts as value and what wastes to remove.
Begin Locally, Then Move Upstream
- Start lean where you work and improve that process, then work upstream to suppliers and office functions.
- Use the same lean concepts for information flows as you do for material flows.
