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Basic Principles of Lean Production

In: The Lean Enterprise

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  • Alexander C. Tsigkas

    (Democritus University of Thrace)

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Lean production as it appears in the literature and the various publications of consulting companies focuses on the avoidance of waste emphasizing that enterprises operate with inherent waste incorporated in their activities. This perception is not readily accepted among those with management responsibility in organizations that have seen growth, very good performance and remarkable profits for several consecutive years. So, why is there is so much noise about lean production and why should a successful company change their mode of operations in order to become lean? Is there perhaps a kind of fashion, a trend of the times that sometimes pushes enterprises without any real reason to follow that trend? This chapter addresses the issue.

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  • Alexander C. Tsigkas, 2013. "Basic Principles of Lean Production," Springer Texts in Business and Economics, in: The Lean Enterprise, edition 127, chapter 5, pages 43-47, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sptchp:978-3-642-29402-0_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-29402-0_5
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