On this episode of The Broadcast, host Gabby Houck sits down with lean expert Brian Van de Water, CEO of SPL Consulting. Throughout the conversation, Van de Water explains how lean translates beyond manufacturing into front-end processes like order processing, estimating, accounting, and sales, and how it helps identify waste such as motion, transportation, and waiting.

• 0:00 — Introduction
• 0:26 — Brian's Background & Lean Journey
• 3:51 — Lean in Print & Wide Format
• 6:01 — Reducing Finishing Bottlenecks
• 8:15 — Labor Shortages & Cross-Training with Lean
• 13:57 — Building a Lean Culture
• 18:53 — Getting Started with Lean & Sustaining Results
• 22:42 — Advice for Print Shops Who Think They Don't Need Lean