... centvalue-added time onmanufacturing lead time Lean management15 The intersection of lean management and Six Sigma The performance of a business is determined by the complex interactions of people,materials, ... regarding lean management The most common misconception of lean management is lean means layoffs. Whilethis misconception may be due to the term lean (especially in the context of lean and mean”), ... and Jones, 19 96) .Another element of lean management is the reduction of variability at everyopportunity, including demand variability, manufacturing variability, and suppliervariability. Manufacturing...