{"id":27964,"date":"2018-12-10T19:49:57","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T00:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=27964"},"modified":"2018-12-10T19:54:05","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T00:54:05","slug":"principles-of-lean-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/principles-of-lean-thinking\/27964\/","title":{"rendered":"Principles of Lean Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/principles-lean-quality-manufacturing-.jpg\" alt=\"principles\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27965 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/principles-lean-quality-manufacturing-.jpg 800w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/principles-lean-quality-manufacturing--600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/principles-lean-quality-manufacturing--300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/principles-lean-quality-manufacturing--768x434.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the 1980&#8217;s the principles of lean thinking took hold in US manufacturing. The existing techniques of manufacturing were questioned as the Japanese manufacturing principles of &#8216;just in time&#8217; were becoming a better paradigm. Subsequently, those techniques became better known as lean production. Soon, the principles of lean thinking spread across numerous industries and became accepted as reliable at improving results. <span>When appropriately applied, lean thinking is a well-understood and well-tested platform upon which to grow.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Womack and Jones defined the five principles of Lean manufacturing in their book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Machine-That-Changed-World-Revolutionizing\/dp\/0743299795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Machine That Changed the World<\/em><\/a>. These five principles are considered a roadmap\u00a0for improving workplace efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Value<\/strong> &#8211; W<span>hat the customer is willing to pay for. It is crucial\u00a0to understand\u00a0the actual or latent needs of the customer and how they want a product or service delivered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Value Stream Map<\/strong> &#8211; The goal is to use the customer&#8217;s value as a guide point, then map out all of the activities that contribute to the value. Any activities that do not contribute to value are waste and must be eliminated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Create Flow<\/strong> &#8211; To ensure that the flow remains fluid without interruptions or delay.\u00a0<span>Create a value chain with no interruption in the production process and a state where each activity is fully in step with every other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Establish Pull<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span>Inventory is one of the biggest wastes in any production system. The goal of a pull-based system is to limit inventory and work in process (WIP) items while ensuring that the requisite materials and information are available for a smooth flow of work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pursue Perfection<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span>Each employee should strive towards perfection while delivering products based on customer needs and values. The company should be a learning organization and always find ways to get a little better each and every day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The principles encourage creating better flow in work processes and developing a culture of continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the 1980&#8217;s the principles of lean thinking took hold in US manufacturing. 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