.LEAN THINKING.
In adopting a holistic approach to Lean which encompasses the 5 Principles and deploying Lean tools and
techniques to gradually eliminate waste, an organisation gets progressively Lean.
Lean solutions and tools can be customised to cater to any potential situation in an organisation. Lean can
be applied in a flexible manner to achieve effective results every time.
Though there are no boundaries to the potential of Lean, the key to Lean Thinking is driven by the following
5 key principles.
Value Stream
Value
Identify the vital steps
that facilitate an efficient
production or service line
Identify and create workflow, and also the
products or services unnecessary steps that
that add value to a result in waste. Optimize
client’s objectives, workflow through
ensuring full eliminating the non-value
customer steps and create a value
satisfaction and stream.
beyond.
Flow
Perfection
The 5 Key Eliminate steps in the
Strive for perfection Principles workflow that potentially
cause interruption,
by continually
removing successive
layers of waste as
of Lean backflow, delay or
destruction. Create
efficient steps without
they are uncovered.
these negative effects to
form a value flow.
Pull
Supply only upon
demand. Produce only
when the customer
pulls, so that no
resources are wasted.
