Nice write-up Amit, although I'm surprised you did not mentioned about VSM (Value Stream Mapping). But good writeup nevertheless on Lean Manufacturing in the automotive industry. If anyone is interested in learning more, I recommend reading up the book "The Toyota Way". It give quite some insights into how Toyota became what it is today through their Lean methods.
Ps: I'm an IT guy with a Tata Indica that I really like, so I'm not promoting Toyota in anyway. But they had established some best practises in Automobile Manufacturing that are followed by most of the top manufacturing companies today. And this knowledge is good to share.
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