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Also available: LEAN MANUFACTURING: To view the slide presentation, click here About Lean Manufacturing Lean Production is a way of manufacturing that, when compared to mass production, takes "half the human effort in the factory, half the manufacturing space, half the investment in tools, half engineering hours to develop a new product in half the time." From, "The Machine that Changed the World" (Womack, Jones and Roos, 1990). The book also says that Lean Production means less than half the inventory on site, fewer defects and the ability to produce a greater variety of products. The book was based on a multi-year study of the automotive industry worldwide. The study came to the conclusion that Japanese auto manufacturers (specifically Toyota) were dramatically more efficient than their American and European counterparts. Lean Manufacturing is based on the Toyota Production System, a manufacturing system that Toyota has been using and improving for over 50 years. Representatives from companies around the world have traveled to Toyota's facilities in Japan and in the U.S. to learn about the Toyota Production System. Lean Manufacturing and Lean Thinking are about eliminating waste, or muda from the production system. It is about identifying non-value added activities in your processes and eliminating them. The results can be dramatic, but the journey is challenging. Read our "Caution" statement. For more information on Lean go to: Lean Manufacturing FAQ's |
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