In which it is explained that now may be the time to start lean. Here it is, 2001. Many managers are facing exceedingly dire conditions. And so there is a series of radical kaizen events. Things are, in effect, turned upside down.
Lines give way to U-shaped cells.
Poka-yoke devices are put in place. And so on. There will be some cost benefits gained in the short run by undertaking these activities. But there may be a cost. You can't simply rearrange the furniture and expect the plant to change.