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Lean Six Sigma is a process improvement approach that uses a collaborative team effort to improve performance by systematically removing operational waste [1] and reducing process variation. It combines the many tools and techniques that form the "tool box" of Lean Management and Six Sigma to increase the velocity of value creation in business ...
Lean thinking was born out of studying the rise of Toyota Motor Company from a bankrupt Japanese automaker in the early 1950s to today's dominant global player. [4] At every stage of its expansion, Toyota remained a puzzle by capturing new markets with products deemed relatively unattractive and with systematically lower costs while not following any of the usual management dictates.
Lean enterprise is a practice focused on value creation for the end customer with minimal waste and processes. [4] The term has historically been associated with lean manufacturing and Six Sigma (or Lean Six Sigma) due to lean principles being popularized by Toyota in the automobile manufacturing industry and subsequently the electronics and internet software industries.
PACE Institute of Management (PACE) was established by Gian Tu Trung [1] in 2001 as a pioneer in business education in Vietnam.Headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, PACE delivers public training programs, in-house training services, seminars, conferences, and publishing.
Lean manufacturing is a method of manufacturing goods aimed primarily at reducing times within the production system as well as response times from suppliers and customers.It is closely related to another concept called just-in-time manufacturing (JIT manufacturing in short).
Lean project management is the application of lean concepts such as lean construction, lean manufacturing and lean thinking to project management. [1] [2]Lean project management has many ideas in common with other lean concepts; however, the main principle of lean project management is delivering more value [3] with less waste in a project context.
Lean construction is a combination of operational research and practical development in design and construction with an adoption of lean manufacturing principles and practices to the end-to-end design and construction process. Lean Construction required the application of a robust programmatic framework to all repair, renovation, maintenance ...
Lean thinking, a business methodology adopted in various fields; Lean construction, an adaptation of lean manufacturing principles to the design and construction process; Lean government, application of lean thinking to government; Lean higher education, application of lean manufacturing principles in Higher Education