Lean Manufacturing Follows a Principle Term Paper

Though there are an increasing number of manufacturers who are successful in implementing lean principles to the factory floor, using them to the rest of the organization has a long way to go. (Moving lean beyond the factory floor)

To conclude, History has established that Lean Manufacturing is here to settle. The query is, "Will your company adopt Lean Manufacturing and make it an enduring company strategy and eventually a way of life?" The answer to this query will decide whether the company will endure in the ever more aggressive manufacturing environment that we live in. (Timco, 2001)

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