Fuels & Lubricants Magazine

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A LEAN organization
understands customer
value and focuses
its key processes to
continuously increase it.
Figure 1. Eight types of waste according LEAN methodology
The first it is necessary to determine value of process
based on customer demands. After that observation and
monitoring of entire value stream and process flow is
required. After determination and recording the current
„As Is” state of process it is needed to establish
the Future state of the process by removing the Waste
or bottlenecks of the process to create flow. Establishing
Pull means that the any reaction in process must be
started in proper time and it must be initiated by customer
and its demands. When LEAN process is created
it is only remained strive to perfection. Pursuit of perfection
is result from continuous application of LEAN tools
and concepts. And last but not least, it is to engage and
develop employees which contribute in the observed
process. Change doesn’t happen simply by designing
better process so it is important to involve the employees
who do the work and make it clear why they should care
and contribute to improvements. In Figure 2. LEAN
principles are presented.
The ultimate goal of
LEAN methodology
is to provide perfect
value to the customer
through a perfect value
creation process that
has zero waste.
Figure 2. Lean principles
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