Lean Manufacturing of Information - Exposing the Hidden Factory

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A Key Lean Principle
To produce the right product at the right time in the
right quantity for the customer and to produce exactly
what they need and nothing more. - Taiichi Ohno,
founder of Lean Production (Toyota Production
System).

Lean Manufacturing is pioneering a new competitive, post
mass-production era for businesses to operate more
profitably. Business in the information age is complex, agile
and customer-centric. It requires standardized, yet flexible
processes and communications systems that can reach
globally instantaneously.

People do the work, computers move the information.
Technology must support People, Processes and
Values.

The Lean Manufacturing of Information - Exposing the
Hidden Factory links for the first time Lean Principles to
Information Technology as a manufacturing process.

The Lean Manufacturing of Information

Exposing the Hidden Factory

Applying Lean manufacturing principles outside the shop floor and into Information Technology can be done but it
requires a unique perspective and creativity to identify the value stream map of a non-physical, invisible electronic
product as it flows through the IT infrastructure factory. Can the 5 Principles of Lean Production and techniques like
5S’s be used to identify the Value Added Processes, Non-Value Added but necessary and Waste within the IT
infrastructure factory? YES

To drive waste out of IT and improve its speed, agility and quality you must first identify and understand who the
customer is and with a holistic view, the customer’s customer. The answer will surprise you!

Learn how to apply Lean Principles to the IT Infrastructure Factory

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