There has been much written about both Lean and Six Sigma and many within the business improvement industry have promoted the use of both techniques combined as Lean Sigma, but just why do the experts say that you should use…
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Benefits of Lean Manufacturing | Why Implement Lean?
Why Implement Lean Manufacturing? If you are considering Implementing Lean Manufacturing or one of your Customers is insisting that you go down this road you are probably asking yourself “what’s in this for me?” There are many companies that…
History of Lean Manufacturing
Lean Manufacturing History When people think of lean manufacturing they normally think that it began with Toyota and some go as far back as Ford and his production lines for the Model T ford, but depending on how you…
Lean Thinking | Lean Principles
In their book “The Machine That Changed the World” Womack and Jones define 5 principles of Lean Manufacturing. These Lean Principles define the philosophy of lean. These principles are; Specify Value as perceived by the Customer Identify the…
What is Lean | Lean Manufacturing Definition
Defining Lean Manufacturing Lean Manufacturing is a term that has been around now for many years, originally spawned within the MIT study that led to the book “The Machine That Changed the World” by Womack and Jones in 1990.…