--- title: Ideas in Motion | lean description: "lean | Blog: Setting Ideas into Motion - SDP/SI" --- [Skip to content](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/lean#main-content) [![](https://info.designatronics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos/SDP-SI-logo-transparent.png?width=360&height=126&name=SDP-SI-logo-transparent.png)](https://sdp-si.com/) - [About](http://www.designatronics.com/about/index.php) - [Shop Online](https://shop.sdp-si.com/catalog/?__hstc=17737510.210f1aaf230513a9a92a96bd3d2cd1fb.1563472803980.1572466237168.1572470770079.9&__hssc=17737510.2.1572470770079&__hsfp=800286474) - [Blog](https://info.designatronics.com/blog?__hstc=239171548.210f1aaf230513a9a92a96bd3d2cd1fb.1563472803980.1568231254248.1571931475357.7&__hssc=239171548.34.1572470770079&__hsfp=800286474) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [About](http://www.designatronics.com/about/index.php) - [Shop Online](https://shop.sdp-si.com/catalog/?__hstc=17737510.210f1aaf230513a9a92a96bd3d2cd1fb.1563472803980.1572466237168.1572470770079.9&__hssc=17737510.2.1572470770079&__hsfp=800286474) - [Blog](https://info.designatronics.com/blog?__hstc=239171548.210f1aaf230513a9a92a96bd3d2cd1fb.1563472803980.1568231254248.1571931475357.7&__hssc=239171548.34.1572470770079&__hsfp=800286474) - [Contact us](https://www.sdp-si.com/contact-forms/contact-us.php) [Contact us](https://www.sdp-si.com/contact-forms/contact-us.php) --- ###### Ideas in Motion --- [![](https://info.designatronics.com/hubfs/Designatronics_blog_Lean-Manufacturing_1.jpg)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/10-principles-of-lean-manufacturing) ## [10 Principles of Lean Manufacturing](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/10-principles-of-lean-manufacturing) Apr 1, 2019, 1:02:39 PM / by posted in [Manufacturing](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/topic/manufacturing), [lean](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/topic/lean), [news](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/topic/news) [1 Comment](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/10-principles-of-lean-manufacturing#comments-listing) The origin of lean manufacturing can be traced back to Henry Ford’s assembly line. If there’s one thing Ford did impeccably, it was cutting waste. Yet, it wasn’t until the mid-1940s when Toyota Corporation picked up on the idea of minimal waste and perfected the process. Toyota’s lead engineer, Taaichi Ohno, designed an operating system solely focused on reducing errors, ordering parts and supplies, shrinking inventory, and above all, eliminating waste – all with the aim of reducing warehousing costs.   [Read More](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/10-principles-of-lean-manufacturing) [All posts](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/all) ### Subscribe to Email Updates --- --- ### Posts by Topic - [Engineers (29)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/engineers) - [technology (26)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/technology) - [Manufacturing (25)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/manufacturing) - [Problem-solving (19)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/problem-solving) - [Productivity (18)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/productivity) - [Robotics (17)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/robotics) - [mechanical components (15)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/mechanical-components) - [Mechanical Design (14)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/mechanical-design) - [Self-Development (14)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/self-development) - [Innovation (13)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/innovation) - [Drive Systems (11)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/drive-systems) - [Future (11)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/future) - [Psychology (11)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/psychology) - [Science (11)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/science) - [Engineering (10)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/engineering) - [Career (9)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/career) - [Leadership (9)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/leadership) - [Medical Technology (9)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/medical-technology) - [Gears (8)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/gears) - [artifical intelligence (7)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/artifical-intelligence) - [3D Engineering (6)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/3d-engineering) - [Manufacturing partner (6)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/manufacturing-partner) - [Mindfulness (6)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/mindfulness) - [Creativity (5)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/creativity) - [Space (5)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/space) - [Time Management (5)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/time-management) - [Belts (4)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/belts) - [Energy (4)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/energy) - [Exploration (4)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/exploration) - [Health (4)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/health) - [History (4)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/history) - [Pulleys (4)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/pulleys) - [news (4)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/news) - [3D printing (3)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/3d-printing) - [Human Brain (3)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/human-brain) - [Mars (2)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/mars) - [Prosthetics (2)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/prosthetics) - [SpaceX (2)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/spacex) - [agricultural robotics (2)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/agricultural-robotics) - [creative (2)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/creative) - [AI (1)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/ai) - [Eisenhower Matrix (1)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/eisenhower-matrix) - [Nanotechnology (1)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/nanotechnology) - [bearings (1)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/bearings) - [lean (1)](https://info.designatronics.com/blog/tag/lean) See all --- ### Recent Posts facebook-f icon linkedin-in icon Twitter icon instagram icon --- [![](https://info.designatronics.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos/SDP-SI-logo-transparent.png?width=360&height=126&name=SDP-SI-logo-transparent.png)](http://www.sdp-si.com) 250 Duffy Avenue, Hicksville New York 11801 Phone: 516-328-3300 Email: sdp-sisupport@sdp-si.com Copyright © 2026, SDP/SI - A Designatronics Company