By using article in the link https://www.lean.org/common/display/?o=807 (dentist drill down to the root causes of office waste), Please help me on following question.
Can you describe how each especially achieves each of the below four goals?Some of your responses may contribute to more than one goal. Be specific and be thorough. Do not generalize. (Bullets and numbered lists would be great.) Use the terminology in chapter 14 of Stevenson. For example, Instead of saying 'they used green and red tags to indicate that additional manpower was needed to stay on track' you should say a 'kanban system was used to signal addition needed manpower at that station'.
Common goals, among others, of lean operations are
1. Flexibility
2. Reduced Inventory
3. Time Efficiency
4. Reduction in direct Costs