Introduction to Lean Manufacturing

Learn what Lean Manufacturing is all about.

Watch this webinar by Michel Baudin, of Takt Times Group, and learn more about:

• why adopt lean;
• examples of successful lean companies;
• what lean is and isn’t;
• definition of lean manufacturing;
• how to go from actions to performance;
• history of lean;
• examples of lean tools in engineering, logistics, production control,
• organisation and people, and accountability;
• philosophy of lean; and
• competitive strengths of lean organisation.

Be sure to check Michel Baudin’s blog for some excellent articles and commentaries like:

• MIT article comparing Lean, TQM, Six Sigma, “and related enterprise process improvement methods” (link)
• Lean versus the Toyota Production System (link)
• Giving Credit To The Precursors Of The Lean Movement (link)
• Gemba, and Genchi-Genbutsu (link)

This post was originally written for The Lean Presentation.