LEAN

Lean Manufacturing Systems
Lean manufacturing systems are aimed towards attaining the shortest cycle time by eliminating waste. Instead of allotting resources that would be required for future production, lean manufacturing systems focus on decreasing system response time so that the production system is able to immediately change and adapt to market demands. Lean systems are customer driven, as products are produced only for a specific customer instead of being added to inventory. This is done using One Piece Flow. In One Piece Flow, a part is put through the first process and immediately handed off to the second process. The second process is completed on the part and it is given to the third process, which is then completed and so on. The goal of this type of process is that there is no batch or build-up of parts at any given stage in the process.