| Lean manufacturing is a revolutionary | | | | traditional manufacturing organization. But lean |
| manufacturing system. In an article published on | | | | manufacturers ask these questions themselves. |
| named “Lean productivity Vs batch | | | | This makes a huge difference to a manufacturer. |
| efficiency” they have mathematically proven | | | | Suddenly lean manufacturers start to see a huge |
| that it is possible to increase the effectiveness of | | | | area where they can do improvements to the |
| the system even without increasing its efficiency | | | | system. Very small percentage of work out of all |
| even by 1%. | | | | the work carried out in a traditional manufacturing |
| Batch manufacturing concepts looks in to the | | | | system is considered as productive. More than |
| efficiencies on which it operates. Efficiency | | | | 80% of resources are wasted in most of the |
| calculations gives people an idea how well people | | | | organizations. So lean manufacturers have huge |
| are performing a task. But is it really necessary to | | | | opportunities to improve their system. |
| carryout that work, or what happens in all the | | | | Lean is a revolutionary system, not because of its |
| other non value added activities? No body is | | | | tools and techniques. But because of its |
| worried in answering those questions in a | | | | differences in thinking and concepts. |