Abstract

KAHLEN, F-J.. Purpose - Process - People: A lean approach to biomedical manufacturing. S. Afr. J. Ind. Eng. [online]. 2008, vol.19, n.2, pp.211-221. ISSN 2224-7890.

Opportunities to improve production processes and access to markets through the implementation of lean manufacturing in biomedical manufacturing are presented. The importance of a unified definition of manufacturing, to which biomedical manufacturing is party, is emphasized, and the theory of "lean", summarized as "purpose, process, people", is elaborated. The requirements for the creation of value through the creation of flow and the elimination of wastes are highlighted in the context of biomedical manufacturing. Finally, case studies are presented to illustrate the approaches to "purpose, process, people".

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