Lean Management: Concepts and Industry Perspectives

Lean is a concept of removing waste and adding value to the organization in terms of improving its productivity as well as profits. Toyota Motor Company pioneered the concept of lean. Lean, which was dominating the manufacturing industry, spread its application to other industries as well subsequently. This book explores the application of lean in various industries like healthcare, construction, service industry, etc and urges the readers to apply this concept in their own companies and even in day-to-day activities. This book “Lean Management – Concepts and Industry Perspectives” is divided into four sections. The first section titled “Concepts” covers the evolution of lean thinking, how its applications have shifted from manufacturing to other industries, how lean and six sigma can together work as an improvement strategy for the company. The second section titled “Healthcare industry” covers the applications of lean thinking in the pharma manufacturing, healthcare and radiology. The third section “Service Industry” covers the framework for Indian service organizations, its application in banks, software development and explores the operational excellence improvement approaches derived from the Lean Production paradigm in service operations. The last section covers the application of lean in FMCG, construction, and for transforming the Aerospace Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Enterprise.