5. Process management/inventory/forecasting/lean supply chain relationships

Lean management is a collection of best practices created and named at MIT, and enriched as the main methods and their satellites are improved [AG 5 195] .

"Lean means slim, not necessarily skinny; you can be slim and well-muscled, so robust, resistant and agile (concepts that are often opposites when looked at in isolation).

In fact, the main foundation of lean is the fight against time wastage, which usually results in costs, and the complementary principles of continuous improvement and inter-actor collaboration in the supply chain. Add to this "listening...