Lean stands firm

Posted on 21 Mar 2011 by The Manufacturer

Responding to the questions raised in ‘Should lean tremor?’ Jane Gray gives evidence in support of the durability of lean principles in the face of even the most disruptive natural disasters.

It is not unusual after a natural disaster of great magnitude for questions to be raised about the potential dangers raised by moving manufacturing supply chains onto a system of just-in-time, minimum inventory, lean operations. But are such rumblings really necessary? The blog ‘Should lean tremor’ which was posted on the TM website earlier today…

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