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In the present competitive market environment, it is important to apply lean tools across the supply chain. Lean concepts provide supply chain agility to produce and deliver products in a flexible, timely, and cost-effective manner with the highest quality standards (Helmold and Samara 2019).
Progress is impossible without the ability to admit mistakes. Kaizen means ongoing improvement involving everybody, without spending much money. You can’t do kaizen just once or twice and expect immediate results. You have to be in it for the long haul.
Masaaki Imai (1930-today)
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Helmold, M. (2020). Lean Management on the Downstream (Demand Side). In: Lean Management and Kaizen. Management for Professionals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46981-8_11
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