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September 27, 2011 by Kendal White

What is Lean Manufacturing? [infographic]

According to Wikipedia “Lean manufacturing, lean enterprise, or lean production, often simply, ‘Lean,’ is a production practice that considers the expenditure of resources for any goal other than the creation of value for the end customer to be wasteful, and thus a target for elimination. Working from the perspective of the customer who consumes a product or service, ‘value’ is defined as any action or process that a customer would be willing to pay for.”

Over the past several months we’ve researched trends and movements surrounding lean manufacturing and put some of what we found together in today’s infographic.

What is Lean Manufacturing? Lean manufacturing is reducing work costs while maintaining quality. Lean management philosophies also focus on continually improving the workplace based on Toyota's principle of "respect for humanity"

Manufacturing survival post recession

Filed Under: Manufacturing Tagged With: infographic, lean, lean construction, lean enterprise, lean management, lean manufacturing, lean production, manufactures, production, visual explanation

July 7, 2011 by Kendal White

5 Keys to Survival After the Recession: Lean Manufacturing

In a recently released report, McKinsey & Company attributes almost 50% of all US productivity growth since 2000 to manufacturers. The manufacturing industry also experienced a lower amount of job loss during the recession than any other industry. These statistics are likely reflective of the fact that manufacturing companies are increasingly developing lean manufacturing processes to develop more agile, efficient operations.

What does lean manufacturing really mean?

A quick Google search reveals that lean management, also known as lean production or lean thinking, is a production practice for maintaining product value while doing less work.

Beyond the literal definition, lean manufacturing is really a company culture or philosophy centered around finding ways to:

  • Reduce waste and overhead costs
  • Improve worker efficiency
  • Manage inventory

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Manufacturing Tagged With: efficiency, inventory control, lean manufacturing, lean production, overhead cost reduction

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