Lean Productivity Enhancements and Waste Elimination Through Emerging Technology

Abstract: Lean methods focus on productivity enhancement and the elimination of waste through numerous principles, practices, and tools. Current lean principles, practices, and tools comprise a body of knowledge dating back centuries or further. This lean body of knowledge continues to evolve. An emerging theme within industry and the research literature has been to integrate technology into this body of knowledge to further improve productivity and eliminate waste. This paper surveys several different industries with example applications to document technological innovations being used to enhance productivity, eliminate waste and to contribute to the evolving lean body of knowledge.

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Authors: Gene Fliedner, Gerald DeHondt