Implementation of lean principles for performance improvement: Use of VSM+WID for waste identification

This article demonstrates the implementation of lean principles for performance improvement in a manufacturing firm. Value stream mapping and waste identification diagrams (VSM+WID) are integrated to assess the level of currently existing waste and the overall current status of the manufacturing flo...

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Main Author: Dinis-Carvalho, José (author)
Other Authors: Ratnayake, R. M. Chandima (author), Ferrete, L. (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/71501
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/71501