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Lean Manufacturing 
Lean Manufacturing is an efficiency improving system developed by the Toyota® Motor Company just after WWII. The system champions efficiency by streamlining production and eliminating waste. Since its early use in Japan, Lean Manufacturing has gone global and now serves small and large companies— the world over. Lean Manufacturing, or "Lean," helps facilities recognize production goals and achieve them. Facility managers do so by finding ways to concentrate costs on production requirements and remove wasted energy and time from processes. Lean implementations are often fostered by several other well-known efficiency improving processes, methods and philosophies. 5S is one of these processes and, when implemented first, can help make Lean more effective. This is because 5S promotes a very visual workplace. This Visual Communication helps facilities organize everything from inventory to equipment procedures.
Kaizen is another Lean Manufacturing aid, designed to promote continuous improvement in a facility. The goal in Kaizen is to empower all employees to participate in finding facility improvements. The philosophy helps shape new roles for managers and work area personnel by promoting teamwork in finding and implementing efficiencies. An additional method used with Lean is Kanban. This method also relies on visual communication, but utilizes this tool to improve the flow of inventory through a process or facility. The most common type of supply used to support the visual communication needs of lean manufacturing is Premium Vinyl Tapes.
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