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... [1]. In response to increased orders from the market place and competition, the firm decided to have the lean manufacturing as a standard solution. The best way to understand lean manufacturing is to start with its roots in the Toyota Production System (TPS) [2] - a system that flexibly responded to customer demand and was efficient at the same time. Aerospace turbine engine manufacturing is clearly different from automobiles. The engines are built to order, one or a few at a time over weeks or even months and are often highly customized. So is the model of "lean manufacturing" worth considering? The answer is clearly yes. First, the basic principles of giving customers what they want with shortened lead times by eliminating waste apply to any process, high volume or low volume, customized or standardized. Second, when world class aerospace production models are examined there is much of the ...