Wastes that lean management seeks to eliminate and the by-products they reduce:8

Eutrophication Defects

Excessive water usage Unnecessary inventory

Pollution Transportation

Poor health and safety Lost “people potential”

Overproduction Greenhouse gas

Unnecessary motion Resource usage

Extra processes Excessive power usage

Waiting Rubbish

Is Lean Manufacturing Green Manufacturing?

Lean Manufacturing is a manufacturing/production system best characterized as relentlessly eliminating waste from all of its’ activities and

operations. Lean strives to produce products and deliver services.