The second part of questionnaire deals with understanding the perception of LM by Indian managers. Various perceptions were evaluated on a Likert type five-point scale. It also tries to find out the trigger factors that are responsible in adopting the lean philosophy. The trigger factors were mostly classified as production related factor, market/customer driven factor, management related factor, people related factor, vendor related factor and any other miscellaneous factor. These factors are evaluated on a 1 to 5 Likert type scale. Potential benefits in implementing LM are evaluated on a percentage basis. The last phase of second part dealt