Lean Thinking is by definition not
product or industry specific in its principles and in its application,
even though its early roots were in the auto industry.
Lean Thinking can be applied to
any enterprise - for profit or not-for-profit.
Businesses that succeed on
an ongoing basis are characterized by consistent features and attributes
including:
- Leadership
- Clear vision, mission and business
goals and targets
- Customer value focus that is understood
by all
- Involved and committed staff
- Process based
- Passion to remove waste and improve
business performance
- External stakeholder integration.
In each instance it is the effectiveness
of management in bringing together their resources to convert the
inputs in their value creation process to outputs that customers value
in the most efficient and timely manner that make a company a winner.
