From the course: Operations Management Foundations
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Lean manufacturing
From the course: Operations Management Foundations
Lean manufacturing
- In the crazy world in which we live, many of us do our best to keep things simple. We develop routines. We minimize our belongings. We eliminate clutter from our lives. We try and find the fastest routes to our destination, why? We think that this will lead us to a better quality of life. We one where we can make fewer mistakes, better utilize our resources. It might even give us more time to evaluate new opportunities. Plus, if we do make mistakes, an organized lifestyle provides us a better environment to develop solutions versus finding solutions in a life already filled with chaos. Companies want the same things, they want predictable outcomes low inventories, minimal waste, high quality and they also want an organized workplace that is conducive to finding and fixing problems. This is the heart of what companies call lean manufacturing, giving the customer what they want, but doing it without any waste.…
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