There are many reasons why a company may pursue continuous improvement projects: teams may be tasked with identifying cost savings; increases in demand may drive the need for greater throughput; long-running jobs may need review to ensure that they remain profitable over time. Any of all of these reasons may be enough to justify the resources and time to identify potential areas of improvement.
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