Chapter 3
Tools for Continuous Improvement
Step 1: Hands-On
Now that you have a basic understanding of Lean manufacturing and why it is good for your company, you can begin to apply this learning to real-life situations. One of the biggest values of Lean manufacturing is that it makes problems visible and thus easier to find while at the same time creating “order out of chaos.”
Example: Order out of Chaos:
Suppose you are in a large shopping mall parking lot and there are no parking lines marked on the pavement; cars have parked wherever they ...
