Advancing Lean in Supply Chain Planning with SAP Applications
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Pharmaceuticals and manufacturing companies early on learned the role Lean management philosophies can play in keeping them competitive. Effective Lean initiatives start with an understanding of what value means in the eyes of the customer; Lean then sets out to pinpoint where and how value is added. It focuses organizations on ensuring that resources are applied to deliver that value as effectively and efficiently as possible, eliminating “muda” (waste) in the process.
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