Lean production concept

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Do you agree with the article's conclusion that what is distinctive about the lean production concept is the importance it places on the establishment of just-in-time flow?

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1)Womack, J.P. and Jones, D.T. (2003) Lean Thinking, 2nd Ed, New York: Free Press . 2)Liker, J.K. (2004) The Toyota Way, New York: McGraw-Hil Deadline: 25/04/2014 by 12noon.

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