Implementation of Lean in Continuous Industry: A Case Study (Steel Industry)
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The goal of this research is to investigate how lean manufacturing tools can be adapted from the discrete to the continuous manufacturing environment, and to evaluate their benefits on a specific application instance. Although the process and discrete industry share several common characteristics, there are areas where they are very different. This research attempts to identify commonalities between discrete and continuous manufacturing where lean techniques from the discrete side are directly applicable.
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