Lean manufacturing is a performance-based strategy for maximizing customer value by elimination of waste, while improving profitable growth of the organization. The future of manufacturing is LEAN The nineteenth century was the period of craft production; the twentieth century will remembered for mass production, and the twenty-first century will be the era of Lean Production. The survival and growth of companies will depend on critical factors: 'how less waste is generated in processes; how fast one can deliver the produces and services to customers; and, up to what extent offerings are able to meet customer purpose without hassles'. For lean manufacturers, waste is the sole enemy. It is viewed as a roadblock to customer satisfaction and a company's profitable growth. This book Lean Manufacturing explains in detail how to become a lean manufacturer. - from Amzon