Chapter 1
What Is Lean?
In This Chapter
♦ The definition of Lean
♦ The benefits of Lean
♦ The history of Lean
♦ Kaizen Events
This chapter will give you a straight-out definition of Lean. We’ll also tell you where Lean came from and why it exists. (Preview: to eliminate waste and improve efficiency!) Finally, we’ll give you the basic scoop on Kaizen Events, the vehicles for making rapid Lean improvements.
It’s All About Value
Lean is a body of knowledge and tools organizations use to remove all non-value-added time and activity (or waste) from their processes. Whether you work for a government agency, small business, large corporation, hospital, school, or any other organization, your company exists to provide value to customers. You should ...
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