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Benefits And Challenges Of Lean Manufacturing

Strategy Driven

Lean thinking is all about doing more with less. Therefore, lean manufacturing is about reducing or eliminating waste across the board, from customer service and design to distribution and manufacturing. It is also commonly referred to as lean production. The short-term and long-term benefits of lean manufacturing.

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Comparing Lean Thinking and Dr. Deming’s Management Ideas

Deming Institute

This is one good tactic to use when introducing new management ideas. Taking care to pay attention to what they want changed both shows an understanding of psychology (“respect for people” in lean terms) and is likely to unearth some fairly easy improvements to start with.

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