On the basis of the definition of leanness and agility,
the authors compared the two paradigms first, and then analyzed
the similarities and differences between them. The article shows
neither paradigm is better nor worse than the other, they should
not be considered in a progression or in isolation. In some
situations, they can be combined together to enable a total supply
chain strategy, thus bringing together the best of both paradigms.
In the end, this paper describes the customized “leagile” Dell
model.