Lean manufacturing is a philosophy that considers the expenditure of resources other than the direct creation of value for the end customer to be wasteful.
Thus its targeted for elimination.
Working from the perspective of the client who consumes a product or service.
1. Eliminate Waste2. Build Quality In3. Create Knowledge4. Defer Commitment5. Deliver Fast6. Optimize the Whole
Agile manufacturing is a term applied to an organization that has created the processes, tools, and training to enable it to respond quickly to customer needs and market changes while still controlling costs and quality.
Agile manufacturing is seen as the next step after Lean manufacturing in the evolution of production methodology.
1. Highest priority is customer satisfaction
2. Welcome changing requirements3. Frequent delivery of software4. Business people & developers cooperating daily5. Build projects around motivated people6. Face-to-face conversation is best7. Progress measured by working software8. Sustainable development pace9. Continuous attention to technical excellence10. Simplicity11. Self-organizing teams12. Regular reflection & adaptation
Customisable
Numerous options are available
NO Customization
Only 1 or 2 versions of product.
AGILELEAN
Inventory Buffers
Acceptable Quality
Minimum Inventory
Perfect Quality
AGILELEAN
Scope is enterprise wide Focus on factory operations
AGILELEAN
Mass Customization
Emphasis on continuous change
Production schedule is responsive to change
Mass Production
Emphasis on efficient use of resources
Smooth production schedule
AGILELEAN
Both ultimately focused on increasing business sustainability in the high-cost manufacturing sector.
Both are answers to challenges faced by historical manufacturers.
Both provide opportunities for smaller players to compete with larger, entrenched competitors
Both concepts rely heavily on statistical analysis, computerized information systems and open communication between internal and external stakeholders.
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