Micron Manufacturing Company

General information

Micron also received the 2008 Shingo Silver Medallion for Operational Excellence, the only company in Michigan, the only family-owned precision machining company ever and the smallest US manufacturer in the history of the award to achieve that level. This recognition was the result of 8 years of focus on creating a culture guided by the primary principle of a lean business system, “Respect for and involvement of all people”.
Micron has lived its Value Statement #4, “Community Counts GR-Michigan-USA-The World”. Micron has done this by sharing how we do what we do with more than 50 companies and hundreds of people in the USA and abroad through:
plant tours for competitors,
several of the worlds largest office furniture manufacturers,
some of Michigan’s largest health care systems, customers, and suppliers
lean training in 8 States,
a work shop in Denmark for the Confederation of Danish Industry, and
leadership positions on several industry committees, as well as the Board of Advisors for the Kent Career Technical Center Machine Class
The secret sauce of our success, however, is the culture of continuous improvement in which all employees are involved. Many claim it, Micron lives it. Micron has decentralized decision making by eliminating levels of bureaucracy, going from 6 layers of management to three. No sacred cows grazing here. There are no lead people, only leaders.

There are no supervisors, only people who hold themselves and each other accountable for responding to the voice of the customer. Through daily 5 minute huddles, weekly planning meetings, personal goals and a one-page strategic plan all have a voice, all are responsible for Microns success. Manufacturing is alive and well in Michigan and Micron plans to be one of its leaders for the next 60 years.