Primary/Basic Elements of Lean Manufacturing Process Lean Manufacturing: Lean Manufacturing, or Lean Production, refers to a business concept wherein the goal is to minimize the amount of time and resources used in the manufacturing processes and other activities of an enterprise, with emphasis on eliminating all forms of wastage. It is basically the fusion of various management philosophies designed to make operations as efficient as possible. Business philosophies invoked by lean manufacturing include Just-in-Time (JIT) Manufacturing, Kaizen , Total Quality Management (TQM) , Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Cellular Manufacturing, and the like. The roots of lean manufacturing can be traced to Japan, or more specifically, Toyota. Lean Manufacturing Process Description of the Five Primary Elements of Lean Manufacturing: The Five Primary Elements for lean manufacturing are M anufacturing Flow, Organization, Process Control, Metrics, and Logistics .