In today's global manufacturing environment where customers are requiring manufacturers to do more and more with less and less, Lean manufacturing is emerging as a mantra; something that has implications for the entire product value stream and moves well beyond the Just-In-Time (JIT) method of parts stocking. In theory, Lean manufacturing is an overarching philosophy of eliminating waste at every juncture where it occurs across the entire value stream. In practice, Lean manufacturing principles are optimized through the supply chain.

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