Lean Manufacturing is a growing trend in the manufacturing industry that can ultimately help companies to become more profitable. The concept, which began evolving about 50 or 60 years ago in the automotive industry, involves the implementation of manufacturing techniques that result in more efficient factory production.
The objective of lean manufacturing is to reduce waste at all points in the production process and to maximize the quality of the product through maximized efficiency. The explanation behind the theory is that the end user should not have to pay for any inefficiencies and/or mistakes throughout the production process, but should only have to pay for the quality of the product.
Lean Manufacturing is an ongoing cycle of four basic steps:
- Realization: first a company must realize that inefficiencies occur in the manufacturing process
- Identification: a review of the process is done to identify wastes
- Solution: solutions are created to remove wastes
- Implementation: solutions are implemented
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