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Lean
Resources
China
Lean Manufacturing Academy
Europe
Jung,
Aust & Partner
Australia
Peter
J. Ellis
North
America
Sims
Consulting Group
Strategic
Impact
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Factories
are complex, dynamical, socio-technical systems.
Overlaid on the basic system are a host of business and technical
specialties, each requiring a body of knowledge. Such systems
are not simple or predictable.
A deep
understanding of such systems requires experience and knowledge in
multiple disciplines. Some of these disciplines
overlap; all interact within the factory system.
The
secrets of Lean Manufacturing
lie largely in the fields of Dynamical
Systems and Human
Dynamics. These disciplines explain many of the
phenomena that make Lean Manufacturing work. |
How
Can We Use This?
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Explore
areas of incomplete knowledge
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Recognize
that edicts, slogans, imitation, and proselytizing brings
unanticipated consequences.
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Learn
about the interconnection of everything in the factory system.
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Definition:
en•gi•neer•ing
n.1. the art and
science of making practical application of the knowledge of pure sciences,
as physics or chemistry, as in the construction of engines, bridges,
buildings, mines, ships, and manufacturing plants. --Random
House Unabridged Dictionary |
