3 Should all types of organizationsmanufacturing and service

3. Should all types of organizations-manufacturing and service, for profit and non-profit-adopt lean thinking and eliminate all forms of waste? Why or why not?

Solution

Yes, all types of organizations should adopt lean thinking as

lean is a systematic method for the elimination of waste within a manufacturing system. Lean also takes into account waste created through overburden and waste created through unevenness in work loads. Working from the perspective of the client who consumes a product or service, \"value\" is any action or process that a customer would be willing to pay for. Lean is centered on making obvious what adds value by reducing everything else.

The basic insight of lean thinking is that if you train every person to identify wasted time and effort in their own job and to better work together to improve processes by eliminating such waste, the resulting enterprise will deliver more value at less expense while developing every employee’s confidence, competence and ability to work with others.