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Manufacturing Engineering Assignment related to industrial visit Lean manufacturing is a term that is primarily associated with the automotive industry. It is the philosophy of achieving competitive manufacturing performance through the elimination of waste. Lean manufacturing has a number of techniques that are used to identify and eliminate waste. These techniques are the foundation of the lean manufacturing philosophy and are also used in many other industries. Toyota Seven Wastes The seven wastes originated in Japan, where waste is known as "muda". "The Seven Wastes" is a tool to further categorize "muda" and was originally developed by Toyota's Chief Engineer Taiichi Ohno as the core of the Toyota Production System, also known as Lean Manufacturing. To eliminate waste, it is important to understand exactly what waste is and where it exists. While products significantly differ between factories, the typical wastes found in manufacturing environments are quite similar. For each waste, there is strategy...

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