What Is Lean Manufacturing?
Why is Lean Manufacturing or thinking so prevalent in the modern current economies of scale?
To remain competitive, agile and the lowest cost producers, providers and streamlined
business, getting rid of waste and being highly, consistently and sustainable is key for survival
and thriving in this new economy.
Lean manufacturing or thinking is exactly what the name sounds like - it is about 'cut to the
bone', fat-trimmed, streamlining operation and organizations.
Authors Womack and Jones define lean thinking as a set or collection of 'efficiency tools' that