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WHY ARE SOME “LEAN” COMPANIES STILL FAT? Unless you have been manufacturing on another planet, you’ve heard something about lean manufacturing and lean tools. It’s not a magic bullet, but it is quite likely the set of tools that will yield the most tangible and visible results of any improvement project you’ll tackle in your career.

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