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Lean manufacturing is the systematic elimination of waste. As the name implies, Lean is
focused on cutting “fat” from production activities. What Lean has done is package some
well-respected industrial/manufacturing and engineering practices into a system that can Kaizen is the
work in virtually any environment. Waste is broadly defined as anything that adds cost to
the product without adding value to it. philosophy of continual

• Signs add value to the lean manufacturing process. improvement, that

• Signs remove many obstacles to improvement. every process can and

• Signs give workers control over their workplace. should be continually

• Signs can eliminate wasted effort and energy in evaluated and improved
misdirected work flow.
in terms of time
• Signs can eliminate unnecessary employee traffic.
required, resources
used, resultant quality,

and other aspects

relevant to the process.