TY - ADVS ED - Society of Manufacturing Engineers TI - Lean automation T2 - Manufacturing insights SN - MED0000942(Local) PY - 2009/// CY - Dearborn, Mich. PB - Society of Manufacturing Engineers KW - Lean manufacturing KW - Assembly-line methods KW - Automation KW - Manufacturing resource planning KW - Manufacturing processes KW - Production engineering KW - Just-in-time systems N1 - Manufacturing engineer magazine's video series for industrial management; Title from disc label N2 - "This program explores the motivations and practical implementation of automation in manufacturing, and how it might be more effective when used with lean principles. While there is a school of thought that believes lean equals simple and therefore manual, looking through the lens of a lean mind-set can actually help optimize the use of automation."--Container ER -