Basic Principles of Lean Production

Alexander C. Tsigkas
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Alexander C. Tsigkas: Democritus University of Thrace

Chapter 5 in The Lean Enterprise, 2013, pp 43-47 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Lean production as it appears in the literature and the various publications of consulting companies focuses on the avoidance of waste emphasizing that enterprises operate with inherent waste incorporated in their activities. This perception is not readily accepted among those with management responsibility in organizations that have seen growth, very good performance and remarkable profits for several consecutive years. So, why is there is so much noise about lean production and why should a successful company change their mode of operations in order to become lean? Is there perhaps a kind of fashion, a trend of the times that sometimes pushes enterprises without any real reason to follow that trend? This chapter addresses the issue.

Keywords: Supply Chain; Cash Flow; Mass Customization; Lean Production; Lean Manufacturing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-29402-0_5

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