E-Book, Englisch, 6 Seiten
Tallant Elements of Lean Manufacturing
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-640-83796-0
Verlag: GRIN Verlag
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection
E-Book, Englisch, 6 Seiten
ISBN: 978-3-640-83796-0
Verlag: GRIN Verlag
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection
Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 95.00, University of Phoenix, course: ISCOM 472 Lean Enterprise, language: English, abstract: In the current business environment, organizations attempt to find ways to improve productivity, sales, and financial health. Many of these organizations are turning to lean enterprise or lean manufacturing to help them. Lean systems link organizations'' core competencies with its suppliers through internal and external interactions through various processes focusing on eliminating 'waste through designing and improving work of activities, connections, and flows' (Flinchbaugh, n. d., p. 2, para. 2). This paper will discuss elements of lean manufacturing used by Harley Davidson Motor Cycle Company. This paper addresses several topics: various lean core concepts, which elements are required to move toward a lean environment, organizational vision, and how lean manufacturing supports an organization such s Harley Davidson's vision.
