Every manufacturing industry has made ongoing efforts to ensure its existence in the current volatile environment. Manufacturers have embraced an advanced technique known as Lean Management for continuous improvement and sustainability, in keeping with current trends and emerging expectations. Lean management tools were used to find and eliminate wastage in the organisation. The implementation of lean management tools and techniques will be successful only if they are used wisely.

a) Discuss how lean management tools can improve the manufacturing activities of an organization. (15 marks)

b) Identify the outcomes gained by an organisation when it practices lean management. (5 marks)