A lean approach is idealizing and participative. Applying it to production planning and control has to be directed to the removal of inventory, to the application of “pullâ€, to a smooth flow and to a high participation of all people involved, through the use of standard tools. This...

A lean approach is idealizing and participative. Applying it to production planning and control has to be directed to the removal of inventory, to the application of “pull”, to a smooth flow and to a high participation of all people involved, through the use of standard tools. This seems to...