CHAPTER 13
Lean Management
CRITICAL QUESTIONS
After going through this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:
- What is the philosophy of lean management?
- What are the structural and planning elements required for a lean manufacturing system?
- What is the difference between push-scheduling and pull-scheduling methodologies?
- How is kanban used as a production planning and control tool in just-in-time systems?
- What are the elements of a continuous improvement process?
- How can one create a context for continuous improvement of operations in an organization?
- What are the tools available for continuous improvement?
- How are tools such as BPR and process mapping used for continuous improvement?
- What is an appropriate organizational ...
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