1. Lean Production Philosophy:

• Lean production is a management approach aimed at streamlining production processes to increase efficiency and reduce waste without compromising quality.
• It can be applied to all functional areas of a business and aims to minimize costs by eliminating waste.

1. Features of Lean Production:

• Two primary features of lean production are the reduction of waste and increased efficiency.
• Lean production originated in Japanese manufacturing and focuses on eliminating sources of waste across the production process.

1. Sources of Waste (Muda):

• The 7 sources of waste in lean production are waiting times, overproduction, motion, defects, over-production, over-processing, transportation, and excess inventory.
• These sources of waste contribute to operational inefficiency and increased costs for organizations.

1. Efficiency in Lean Production:

• Efficiency in lean production means using resources more productively to increase output with the same or fewer resources.
• It can be achieved through improved motivation, technologies, training, and supply chain management.

1. Benefits of Lean Production:

• Lean production fosters economic sustainability and profits and contributes to ecological sustainability.
• It involves increasing resource flexibility and improving operational efficiency while eliminating non-value-adding processes.

<aside> 💡 JIT (Just in time) A method of stock control that avoids holding stock by getting supplies only when necessary and producing only when ordered.

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<aside> 💡 JIC (Just in Case) Holding reserves of both raw and finished materials in case of a sudden increase in demand.

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