Originality/value- The lean principles are popular among big Indian organizations,
but the medium and small industries are not practicing these principles fully. The
success of Lean Manufacturing System at OEM depends upon vendors (i.e. medium
and small industries). This paper will motivate small and medium organizations to
follow lean principles for sustainable development.
Keywords:Lean Manufacturing, Inventory, Quality, Maintenance, Total Productive
Maintenance
Paper type: Research Paper