Cut the factory fat

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Lebanese industries face stiff competition in their main market, the Gulf. Their competitors, Gulf companies themselves, have the advantage of proximity to the marketplace and lower manufacturing costs. Therefore it is upon Lebanese manufacturers to deliver, on very short notice, differentiated and customized products. To do so, they have to apply time-based management. One such approach is “Lean” manufacturing. Lean, which originated in Japan, is now widely applied and has become a staple for many successful industries. Lean is a production management system based on waste reduction and continuous improvement, aiming at safely applying the “Just-In-Time” concept, or aligning production with customer needs. While it offers a well-known toolkit of principles and techniques, knowing how to apply them and in what order is a constant challenge for manufacturers.   Lean implementation applies its different tools in parallel so they all reinforce and synergize. During the whole process, through every action,