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Explain lean manufacturing.

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Lean Manufacturing: Lean manufacturing focuses on reducing the cost and minimizing the waste involved in the production, in order to optimize the value for the product being manufactured or the service being provided.

The main aim of lean manufacturing is to deliver the right product, of right quality, in right quantity, at right time as required by the customers at the least possible cost.

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