lean manufacturing tour at Southwest Steel Buildings
Southwest

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.

Lean tour activity at Southwest Steel Buildings

"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