Lean manufacturing is a performance-based process used in manufacturing organizations to increase competitive advantage. The basics of lean manufacturing employ continuous improvement processes to focus on the elimination of waste or non-value added steps within an organization.

The challenge to organizations utilizing lean manufacturing is to create a culture that will create and sustain long-term commitment from top management through the entire workforce. Lean manufacturing techniques are based on the application of five principles to guide management’s actions toward success:

• Value - The foundation for the value stream that defines what the customer is willing to pay for.
• The Value Stream - The mapping and identifying of all the specific actions required to eliminate the non-value activities from design concept to customer usage.
• Flow - The elimination of all process stoppages to make the value stream “flow” without interruptions.
• Pull - - The ability to streamline products and processes from concept through customer usage.
• Perfection - The ability to advocate doing things right the first time through the application of continuous improvement efforts.

Unfortunately Kalasam does not got an opportunity into Lean Implementation. But going ahead we are expecting fewer opportunities.