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Title: WHAT IS LEAN MANUFACTURING?
Description: Lean manufacturing is a methodology that focuses on minimizing waste within manufacturing systems while simultaneously maximizing productivity. Waste is seen as anything that customers do not believe adds value and are not willing to pay for.
Description: Lean manufacturing is a methodology that focuses on minimizing waste within manufacturing systems while simultaneously maximizing productivity. Waste is seen as anything that customers do not believe adds value and are not willing to pay for.
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WHAT IS LEAN MANUFACTURING?
Lean manufacturing is a production process based on an ideology of maximizing productivity
while simultaneously minimizing waste within a manufacturing operation
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To not take full advantage of all of your resources is to lose efficiencies and in so doing stunt
production
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Some of the companies that lean
manufacturing Toyota, Intel, and Nike
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This value is then created by the manufacturer or
service provider who should seek to eliminate waste and costs to meet the optimal price for
the customer while also maximizing profits
Map The Value Stream - this principle involves analysing the materials and other resources
required to produce a product or service with the aim of identifying waste and improvements
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Anything that does not add value must be eliminated
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This
ensures that processes flow smoothly and can be undertaken with minimal delay
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Establish A Pull System - Lean manufacturing uses a pull system instead of a push system
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However, forecasts are typically inaccurate which can
result in swings between too much inventory and not enough inventory
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Lean manufacturing is based on a pull system in which nothing is bought, or you only start
new work when there is a demand for it
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Perfection - lean manufacturing rests on the concept of continually striving for perfection via
continued process improvements
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Advantages of Lean Manufacturing
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Time saving allows for reduced
lead times and better service in providing products quickly to customers but can also
help save money by allowing for a more streamlined workforce
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Environmentally friendly: removing unnecessary processes can save costs in energy
and fuel use
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This is essential to business
success as happy customers are more likely to return or recommend your product or
service to others
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Employee safety: by focusing on removing waste and streamlining procedures it is
possible to overlook the stresses placed on employees who are given the little margin
for error in the workplace
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Stops future development: lean manufacturing's inherent focus on cutting waste can
lead management to over focus on the present and disregard the future
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Title: WHAT IS LEAN MANUFACTURING?
Description: Lean manufacturing is a methodology that focuses on minimizing waste within manufacturing systems while simultaneously maximizing productivity. Waste is seen as anything that customers do not believe adds value and are not willing to pay for.
Description: Lean manufacturing is a methodology that focuses on minimizing waste within manufacturing systems while simultaneously maximizing productivity. Waste is seen as anything that customers do not believe adds value and are not willing to pay for.