Conclusions
Some companies implement lean because someone has experienced lean’s benefits and understands that lean can improve an entire organization. Others might use lean to help accomplish a specific business goal or go lean because the boss told them to. Whatever has led you to expand your lean knowledge, the general approach to quality, volume, and cost described in this book should always be followed. Indeed, the flow chart in the introduction to this book should be the foundation for your planning a lean strategy.
Once your quality is stable, you want to design a better way to align volume with capacity by putting the appropriate visual management in place. Many lean experts recommend starting with value stream mapping, because this ...
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