Lean manufacturing transforms Wisconsin maker of U.S. Navy warships
Lean manufacturing transforms Wisconsin maker of U.S. Navy warships
MARINETTE, Wis., Sept 6 (Reuters) - Big investments, lean manufacturing techniques borrowed from the automotive industry, and a more engaged workforce have revamped the Wisconsin shipyard where Italy's Fincantieri SpA builds the Freedom variant of the U.S. Navy's coastal warships for prime contractor Lockheed Martin Corp.