At Lago, we were given a tour of its factory by Diego Paccagnella, Lago’s art director. Throughout the tour, he made it clear that design is not only apparent in its products, but also in the production process. They practice a system called lean production which is strictly followed in all areas of the plant. Manufacturing and distribution processes are reorganized in order to maximize efficiency.
A separate ‘lean office’ houses four employees whose focus is solely on developing this practice. Different sectors are orchestrated to work together so that flow is optimized. Although their regime is closely followed, it is still considered flexible because they implement changes for the more efficiency. The design of lean production is constantly monitored; each station is videotaped and work ethics are analyzed after.
Here are some examples of what they've done:
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| Visual cues help guide workers so that everything becomes second nature without thinking. |
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| Pictograms are used for coordination and reference (each animal symbol corresponds to a product). |
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| Coloured masking tape indicates where carts and tables should be located. |
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| Their inventory is managed so that they are never over or under supplied. No unnecessary stock means there is no waste of space. |
Their factory is definitely one of the cleanest I've ever seen. With lean production, workers know where to place things and no time is lost. moving from station to station; the organization of tables, trolleys and the objects placed on them are naturally mapped for maximum productivity.
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