What is Lean 
               Manufacturing?
       1.  Lean manufacturing is a Japanese Pull System which 
           maximises throughput and profit with minimum 
           inventory and waste.
       2. This method is employed with great success by Toyota, 
           Honda, Canon, Panasonic, and all globally competitive 
           manufacturers.
       3. This method employs, Value stream mapping,
            pull systems, SPC, Six Sigma and other Deming 
           techniques. 
       4. The key words are  KAIZEN & KYOSEI & 
           OBEYA.                        
                                             
              Kaizen & Kyosei
                    & Obeya
     • Kaizen = Continuous Improvement
     • Kyosei = Living and Working 
       Together for the common good
     • Obeya =  Big Room
                           
                     Waste
     •Expenses (P&L Bal Sheet)
     •Resources ($,Plant, People,
                           Material etc)
     •Planning System 
                            
               Aims of Lean 
             Manufacturing
      1. Develop a Pull System with Continuous Flow
      2. Enhance People skill, flexibility and Teamwork
      3. Achieve Shorter Lead Times
      4. Have Less Inventory and Waste
      5. Use capital more effectively
      6. Maximize Value Added
      7. Improve Quality
      8. Have Less Defective Product and Process
      9. Reduced Time to Market for new Products
      10.Improve Information and data flow
                                 
                                               
          Lessons from The Best 
          Companies in the World
   1. John Blakemore in Sept and Oct 2006, 
      visited some of the best companies in the 
      world including, Honda, Toyota, Canon, 
      Mazda, Kawai, Panasonic as part of an 
      investigation to add to our understanding 
      of Lean Manufacture.
   2. These lessons can be applied to all 
      manufacturers.
   3. To the list of Lean we now need to add 
      Kyosei, (inc Karakuri and the German 
      Meister system).