What is Lean Manufacturing?
- Lean Manufacturing
- Lean Manufacturing is a production philosophy aimed at eliminating waste (muda) in all forms — overproduction, waiting, defects, unnecessary transport, and excess inventory.
The 8 Wastes of Lean
TIMWOODS: Transport (unnecessary movement of materials), Inventory (excess stock), Motion (unnecessary operator movement), Waiting (idle time), Overproduction (producing more than demand), Over-processing (more work than needed), Defects (rework/scrap), and Skills (underutilising people's expertise). Eliminating these wastes improves efficiency without additional investment.
Lean Tools in ERPNext Context
ERPNext supports lean principles: Kanban-style production triggers (pull from Sales Orders via Production Plan), job card time tracking for cycle time analysis, scrap reporting (defect measurement), and capacity planning (constraint identification). Visual dashboards replace physical Kanban boards for multi-location operations.
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