Principles of Lean Production

Alexander Tsigkas ()
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Alexander Tsigkas: Democritus University of Thrace

Chapter 4 in The Modern Lean Enterprise, 2022, pp 43-51 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Lean production, as it appears in the literature and the various publications of consulting companies, focuses on avoiding waste, emphasising that enterprises operate with inherent waste incorporated in their activities. This perception is not readily accepted among those with management responsibility in organisations that have seen growth, outstanding performance, and remarkable profits for several consecutive years. Why is there 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 with no real reason to follow that trend? This chapter addresses the issue.

Keywords: Supply chain; Cash flow; Mass customisation; Lean production; Lean manufacturing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-64476-8_4

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