Lean vs Agile: the shakedown: How manufacturing firms decide on who supplies them

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What is the best way to manufacture goods? You would think that 200 years after the Industrial Revolution, firms would have settled upon an agreed process, but while there are obvious differences depending on what is being made, there are still several schools of thought out there on the optimal process. In recent years, the two main contenders for the manufacturing process crown have been Lean and Agile, which have both radically overhauled many firms’ internal modes of manufacturing.

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