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Kansas Company Triples Sales With Lean Manufacturing

USC cuts lead time by more than 80 percent using lean techniques.

MAMTC
Mon, 10/26/2009 - 15:41
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(USC: Overland Park, KS) -- In the business world, demand is good—unless you’re struggling to meet it. USC LLC, an agricultural equipment manufacturer in rural Sabetha, Kansas, was faced with a problem when customer orders for their seed treaters began to outpace the production line’s output. USC president Jim Renyer found the answer in Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center (MAMTC) and lean manufacturing.

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USC’s 64 employees engineer, design, and manufacture agricultural products, including seed treatment equipment and accessories. The company was founded and operated in the small Kansas farming community of Sabetha by Jim and Andy Renyer, brothers and third-generation farmers. USC’s primary product offering is a high quality seed treater that is easy to use and affordable, delivering a value that ensures growing popularity with customers. Struggling to meet orders in a timely manner, Jim Renyer knew that to continue satisfying customers—as well as grow and penetrate new markets—USC would need to streamline and improve the production line.

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