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Lean Operational Improvements That Last

Ever since Jim Womack, John Krafcik and colleagues at MIT’s International Motor Vehicle Program introduced the term “Lean Manufacturing” in 1987, thousands of companies around the world have adopted the improvement methodology and its tools, first pioneered by Toyota Motor Corp.

Yet despite impressive achievements by companies that have implemented Lean, many discrete manufacturers haven’t pursued Lean improvement methods, even though these tactics typically provide large returns with initial low- cost investments. Then, too, even discrete manufacturers that have adopted Lean often realize only small, local benefits, unable to generate the lasting, widespread benefits earned by companies such as Toyota.

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