A new report shows that successful lean manufacturing efforts hinge on the integration of a set of methods with cultural factors. MANUFACTURING has a lexicon all its own. Terms like Kaizen, Kanban, and Five Ss permeate the vocabulary of many in manufacturing operations today. Just don't equate mastering a set of terms with guaranteed success at lean. Instead - according to a new report, "Best Practices in Lean," from Aberdeen Group (617-723-7890, www. aberdeen.com) - success with lean is only partially technique.
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