- Forms the basis for TPS (Toyota Production System)
- Two main pillars: Autonomation and JIT (Just In Time)
- Lean management is based on cost reduction and flexibility, focused on process improvements, through the reduction or elimination of all the non-value adding operations)
- At operation level lean paradigm is implemented by using a number of techniques such as Kanban, 5S, Visual Control, Takt Time, Poke Yoke, Value Stream Mapping, TPM, Rank Order Clustering and SMED, also The Toyota Way
- The Lean approach has been considered to work better when there is high volume, low variety, and predictable demand with supply certainty, so that functional products can be created
- To measure: OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)
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