Lean Manufacturing Principles Guide Top Manufacturers

May 27, 2011 - PRLog -- Lean Manufacturing principles guide top manufacturers from all parts of the world.  The benefits of lean are unmistakable.  There was a time when batch production was all the rage, but those times have changed over time due to the high cost of inventory.

http://leanmanufacturingshop.com editor Hayden Franklin recently said, "If your company isn't using lean manufacturing principles, or at least evaluating what lean can do for your, you're missing out on a great opportunity to drive improvement."  That improvement comes from eliminating waste through the use of lean tools.

Lean tools include things like 5S, root cause problem solving, Kanban, poke-yoke, and others. Many of these lean manufacturing principles have been adopted from Japan, and Toyota specifically.  However, some of the Lean's roots can be linked back to Henry Ford.

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