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Lean management in manufacturing advocated

14 May 2010
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Lean management in manufacturing advocatedA new approach to management in the manufacturing industry has been recommended by a new report.

Based on research carried out by an expert from the University of Leicester School of Management, it advocates lean operations management practices in order to deliver continuous improvement.

According to the study, "quality management means lean management" and as such measures boost levels of productivity.

Author Professor Stephen Wood and his colleague Lilian de Menezes of the Cass Business School in London covered 22 years with the study, highlighting the benefits they found to be generated by policies such as intensive training and development, supply chain partnering, Total Quality Management and empowerment.

"We found that the pioneers of the high lean approach continued to outperform even those that subsequently adopted it," Professor Wood explained, adding that employee engagement "achieves its aim of continuous improvement".

Those interested in gaining an APICS qualification may also be interested to learn the UK''s manufacturing index rose 3.3 per cent year-on-year in March.ADNFCR-3058-ID-19778244-ADNFCR
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