Lean Success Story

Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics Wins Manufacturer of the Year

Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics National Fabrication Center in Orlando was recently recognized by the Manufacturers Association of Central Florida as Manufacturer of the Year.

One of the keys to Hanger’s Orlando National Fabrication Center winning this award is the success the center experienced as a result of implementing Time Wise® Principle of Lean Manufacturing through a collaborative effort with the Florida MEP.

After educating the center’s employees on Lean Principles, the Florida MEP project manager worked in a collaborative effort to select two different orthotic production areas and map the production process flow of work from beginning to end. Through this process, several areas were identified to improve productions processes. From there, the National Fabrication - Orlando team took over and really turned the opportunities into reality.

Results included: reduced customer lead time; improved product quality; cost savings from reduced labor hours; increased average monthly product thru-put; and sustained continuous improvement.