Lean Tour
Transform Your Business with Lean Manufacturing
Discover how lean manufacturing principles transform business operations through Southwest Steel Buildings’ comprehensive lean tour experience. This 3.5-hour immersive journey takes visitors through real-world applications of continuous improvement, from morning team meetings to one-piece flow in the fabrication shop. Led by the Southwest team, the tour demonstrates how eliminating waste, building people, and fostering a culture of excellence creates both operational efficiency and meaningful workplace transformation. Whether you’re an individual seeking to improve your own processes or part of a group looking to implement lean practices, this hands-on tour offers practical insights that you can immediately apply to your organization.
“Everything that is right about the implementation of 2 Second Lean is done correctly by Adam and his team. If you want to learn at a high level this is the right tour!”
— Paul Akers, Author 2 Second Lean (How to Grow People and Build a Fun Lean Culture at Work & at Home)
What does a Lean tour at Southwest Steel Buildings look like?
- 8:00am Morning Meeting
- Humility: Cleaning the bathroom
- Team Communication: Improvement Boards
- Mindset over Skillset: old vs new office layout
- Flow of Value: Engineering
- Visual Cues: Shipping & Receiving
- Inventory Levels: “When does the customer need it?”
- One-Piece Flow: Fab Shop & Trim Line
- Southwest Way Highlights
- Plus much more!
- Finished by 11:30am
Who's invited to join us for a tour?
Anyone! We host individuals or groups up to 10 people from any company or area. If you’re driving over 4 hours, we encourage you to stay locally overnight so you are fresh in the morning to retain the information.
What to bring for the tour…
- Something to take notes on
- Open mind & willingness to learn new information