Daktronics In 2006, Daktronics had increased production capacity by: * Replicating existing operations * Adding facilities, equipment, or people, or the combination of these three Lean goal: cost reduction
Product families: in the digital signage industry and dominated the high end of the market.
Major product families: * Sports products, including scoreboards, sound systems and related computer-controlled hardware and software * Automated rigging and hoist products used in sports facilities and theatres * Video display systems * Commercial products, including message centers and time and temperature displays-----26.8% * Transportation products used for road management, parking, mass transit, and aviation to direct motorist and traffic-----5.9%
Sales vacillated----seasonality in sports markets.
Primary components: the display and the controller
Display: incandescent lamps to LEDs and LCDs.
Controller: manage each of the pixels that formed the message or visual image
A digital billboard: 1) The display module 2) The controller 3) The power supplies 4) The cable harness to connect the components 5) A cabinet to house the aforementioned
Manufacturing:
Component manufacturing and system manufacturing
Subcontractor---metal fabrication and loading printed circuit boards

Lean Journey: 1. Goals of the lean initiative:
Problems: inefficiencies in manufacturing processes and relatively little standardization
Goals:
* Eliminate all sources of waste, while delivering products to customers on time * Cost saving by reducing the time between a customer’s order placement and receiving cash payment 2. Gearing up for Lean
Partnered with three consulting firms: 1) Nearby location 2) Training and development
Lean team:
Lean train opportunities
First lean project: convert production of LED