What are the disadvantages of lean production?
Disadvantages of lean production are as illustrated below:
• Incessant cost of investment within retraining displaced or reassigned operators.
• Learning latest skills and strategies to cope along with new methods.
• Modify management a long-term educational strategy of gaining commitment, support and trust through the workforce for example, does not occur overnight and not just a ‘temporary thing’ management are trying out.
• Poor morale, resistance and motivation through the workforce throughout changeover.
Total productive maintenance (TPM) is a concept to enhance the productivity of organisations equipment and can contribute in the direction of an effective lean production system.