MANY MANUFACTURERS HAVE DIFFICULTY IMPLEMENTING IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES WHICH TRULY IMPROVE COMPETITIVENESS. SYNCHRONOUS MANUFACTURING HELPS AN ORGANIZATION IDENTIFY AND IMPROVE CORE PROCESSES WHICH FORM THE BASIS OF A COMPANY'S ABILITY TO COMPETE. THE CORE PROCESSES ARE ANALYZED TO IDENTIFY BOTTLENECKS, SOURCES OF VARIATION, RESPONSIVENESS, COST BUILD UP, AND ADDED VALUE. THIS REALIZATION OF HOW PROCESSES WORK ARE THEN TRANSLATED INTO PROCESS, TECHNOLOGY, AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES TO TRANSFORM CORE PROCESSES INTO COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE. SYNCHRONOUS MANUFACTURING MUST BECOME AN ORGANIZATION PHILOSOPHY OF CONSTANT SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT.