PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT BY LEAN MANUFACTURING PHILOSOPHY

György Kovács ()
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György Kovács: University of Miskolc

Advanced Logistic systems, 2012, vol. 6, issue 1, 9-16

Abstract: In the increasingly global marketplace, many manufacturers and service providers are applying lean manufacturing philosophy in order to optimize costs and quality gaining a competitive advantage. The paper summarises the advantages of application of lean philosophy in the manufacturing and service sectors, which focuses on value-added flow and the efficiency of the overall system. Lean manufacturing techniques and typical wastes are also detailed. The author describes the main general steps of a lean project completed in an industrial environment, and finally a case study is presented.

Keywords: lean production; lean techniques; lean project (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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