LEAN MANUFACTURING

Lean manufacturing focus on improving the quality, safety and worker morale, whilst reducing cost of operations and shortening lead times, by reducing wastes. It is considered to be an operational system that maximizes the value added, and eliminates the waste in all processes throughout the value stream.

The Seven Wastes:

1.Over Production
2.Inventory
3.Waiting
4.Motion
5.Transportation
6.Rework
7.Over Processing