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Lean manufacturing

Lean manufacturing is a management system built on three principles: produce only what is needed, when it is needed; correct abnormalities as soon as they occur; and empower workers to improve the process themselves.

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Lean manufacturing

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Triples21
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029851
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Lean manufacturing

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related to Coining the term · 14
Lean manufacturing → Changed, Daniel Jones, In, James Womack, JIT, John Krafcik, Lean, Lean Production System, Lean Thinking, Risks, The, The Machine, Triumph, World
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Lean manufacturing → management system built on three principles

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Lean manufacturingis amanagement system built on three principles0.90text
5Sinstance ofspecific methods0.80text
kanbaninstance ofspecific methods0.80text
value-stream mappinginstance ofspecific methods0.80text
and takt timeA philosophyinstance ofspecific methods0.80text
value-stream mappinginstance ofLean concepts0.80text
elimination of inventoryinstance ofLean concepts0.80text
Lean manufacturingrelated to Coining the termJohn Krafcik0.60section
Lean manufacturingrelated to Coining the termLean0.60section
Lean manufacturingrelated to Coining the termTriumph0.60section
Lean manufacturingrelated to Coining the termLean Production System0.60section
Lean manufacturingrelated to Coining the termThe0.60section

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