Increase “value added” activity by eliminating “waste” from the work place.  Lean Manufacturing is a comprehensive set of principles designed to rid the workplace of eight common wastes:

• Over Production
• Inventory
• Waiting
• Transportation
• Over Processing
• Quality/Defect
• Motion
• People Skills     

LEAN PRINCIPLES

• Value Stream Mapping
• Kaizen Events
• Lean Metrics
• 5S Work Place organization
• Visual Controls
• One-Piece Flow Cells
• Cell Teams
• Standardized Work
• Zero Defect Quality
• Kanbans & Supermarkets
• Lean Materials Handling
• SMED/Quick Changeover
• Total Productive Maintenance
• Lean Transformation