Why do manufacturing companies focus on lean thinking

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Use Saudi Digital Library (SDL) search engine.

Search Title: THE BENEFITS OF LEAN MANUFACTURING what lean thinking offers the process Industries

Authors Name: Melton, T

Source: In 7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering Research and Design June 2005 83(6):662-673

Read out the research paper carefully and based on your understanding you should answer the following questions.

Questions:

1. Why do Manufacturing Companies focus on Lean Thinking?

2. What do understand by the term overproduction? Why is it considered the biggest waste of all?

3. Assess the reasons for using lean thinking. What are the benefits from Suppliers to end-users?

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