Lean Management which is often known simply as "Lean", is the optimal way of managing through the removal of waste and implementing flow. It is renowned for its focus on reduction of the original process wastes in order to improve overall customer value.

Information technology focuses on satisfying the customers through services or products for which lot of value addition goes into the system to make the deal more profitable.  But, on the other hand, we fail to see some trivial wastages or non value additions to the product / services which will give lot of leverage for increasing the profit margin.

While the elimination of waste seems like a simple and clear subject it is noticeable that waste is often very conservatively identified. This then hugely reduces the potential of such an aim. The elimination of waste is the goal of Lean.

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About the Author Senthil Kumaran Senthil Kumaran is a Senior Project Manager with Ramco Systems Limited, Basel, Switzerland. Ramco Systems is an India based software powerhouse delivering business solutions to its customers in different verticals. He is currently assigned to a number of large ERP implementations in Switzerland. He has a rich experience of 11+ years in Project Management, ERP implementation, Business Consultancy and Manufacturing. Prior to his current job, he was an Executive Engineer with Larsen and Toubro (LTM), a manufacturer of plastics injection-molding machinery. Senthil Kumaran has a Bachelor of Technology (Production) and a Post Graduate degree of MS in Operations Management. Senthil can be contacted at email: senthil_kumaran_a@yahoo.com

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