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Lean Manufacturing - White Paper

From Lawson Software
 

 

The pressure on manufacturing organizations has increased dramatically over the last 15 years. This has been driven by globalization in the aftermath of the Cold War, the liberalization of markets, and the emergence and growth of economies such as Brazil, Russia, India and China. Organizations that continue to manufacture in high-cost countries must eliminate any "fat" from their manufacturing if they are to remain competitive.

Lean manufacturing is now widely adopted as a strategy for focusing on customer value-adding activities through eliminating waste and striving towards continuous improvement. An ARC Group strategy report authored by Simon Bragg (2004) suggests that "36 percent of US manufacturers and 70 percent of UK manufacturers are using lean as their primary improvement methodology."

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