1. LEAN MANUFACTURING
A Way to
eliminate waste
and improve
efficiency in a
manufacturing
environment.
Lean focuses on
flow, the value
stream and
eliminating
“muda”, the
japanese word for
waste.
It is the production of goods using
less of everything compared to
traditional mass production : less
waste, human effort, manufacturing
space, investment in tools, inventory
an engineering time to develop a new
product.

2. PRINCIPLES
SPECIFY VALUE
IDENTIFY THE
VALUE STREAM
MAKING THE
VALUE CREATING
STEPS FLOW
LET THE
CUSTOMER PULL
PRODUCT
STRIVE TOWARDS
PERFECTION

3. FEATURES
SUPPLY CHAIN
INTEGRATION
BROADER
JOBS, HIGHLY
SKILLED
WORKERS
DEMAND
MANAGEMENT
FAST
RESPONSE
GREATER
PRODUCT
VARIETY
EXCELLENT
QUALITY
STABLE
PRODUCTION
SCHEDULES