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Waste Elimination

Waste Elimination is a core principle within lean manufacturing and lean operations that refers to the systematic identification and removal of non-value-adding activities or resources in a process to enhance operational efficiency and value delivery.

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860

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2017–2026

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316

Lean Thinking-Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation.

Graham K. Rand, J P Womack, D. T. L. Jones · Journal of the Operational Research Society · 1997 · 1.8K citations

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Quantifying the waste reduction potential of using prefabrication in building construction in Hong Kong

Lara Jaillon, Chi Sun Poon, Yat Hung Chiang · Waste Management · 2008 · 590 citations

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Classification scheme for lean manufacturing tools

S. J. Pavnaskar, John Gershenson, Anil B. Jambekar · International Journal of Production Research · 2003 · 464 citations

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Lean information management: Understanding and eliminating waste

Ben Hicks · International Journal of Information Management · 2007 · 355 citations

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Learning to Walk Before We Try to Run: Adapting Lean for the Public Sector

Zoe Radnor, Paul Walley · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 2010 · 342 citations

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Authors

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  1. RČ
    Ramunė Čiarnienė

    Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

    4 publications · 109 citations

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  2. PW
    Peng Wu

    Curtin University, Australia

    4 publications · 126 citations

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  3. MV
    Milita Vienažindienė

    Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

    4 publications · 109 citations

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  4. FS
    F.J.G. Silva

    Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal

    4 publications · 199 citations

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  5. TP
    Teresa Pereira

    Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal

    3 publications · 162 citations

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Institutions

372

  1. University of Technology Malaysia

    Johor Bahru, Malaysia

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    893 citations

  2. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    Trondheim, Norway

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    393 citations

  3. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

    Porto, Portugal

    4 h-index

    18 publications

    921 citations

  4. Anna University, Chennai

    Chennai, India

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    188 citations

  5. University of Aveiro

    Aveiro, Portugal

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    602 citations

  6. National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli

    Tiruchchirappalli, India

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    613 citations

  7. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

    Porto Alegre, Brazil

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    237 citations

  8. Central South University

    Changsha, China

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    348 citations

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Venues

  1. Procedia Manufacturing

    9 publications · 547 citations

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  2. Journal of Cleaner Production

    8 publications · 591 citations

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  3. Production Planning & Control

    8 publications · 450 citations

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  4. International Journal of Production Research

    7 publications · 992 citations

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  5. Procedia CIRP

    7 publications · 299 citations

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