Lean enterprise extends this concept through the entire or supply chain: The leanest factory cannot achieve its full potential if it has to work with non-lean suppliers and subcontractors.
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For instance, wastes can be caused by unevenness in workloads, overburden or any work that does not add value.
The principal speaker, Fujio Cho later, president of Toyota Motor Corp.
This has led to suggestions that stockpiles and diversification of suppliers should be more heavily focused.
The techniques and activities differ according to the application at hand but they have the same underlying principle: the elimination of all non-value-adding activities and waste from the business.