Lean Manufacturing

Lean Manufacturing Basics Aza Badurdeen

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Who am I? I am a process engineer. I fell in love with lean manufacturing some years back when I did a thesis on lean manufacturing. I firmly believe that lean manufacturing is the best way to overcome most of the problems faced by manufacturing industry. It is my pleasure to see your thoughts on my e-book.

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Content
Lean manufacturing history Basic lean manufacturing principles Manufacturing Wastes Over production Waiting Work In Progress (WIP) Transportation Inappropriate processing Excess motion or ergonomic problems Defected products Underutilization of employees Can all of these wastes be avoided Lean manufacturing tools Just In Time(JIT) JIT purchasing JIT...