Summary

Lean production refers to production methods where waste is minimised

Cell production is where production is organised by teams who are responsible for a part of the process

Cell production increases motivation of workers

Just In Time (JIT) production aims to make products when they are needed reducing costs and decreasing wastage

Time-based management tries to reduce new product development times through simultaneous engineering

Continuous improvement looks at improving in small incremental steps

Lean production and human resources – workers are key to all methods of lean production and need to be given the skills and autonomy for the methods to be successful