Lean and Agile Manufacturing

This book is evolved to address students, academics, practitioners and researchers for gaining theoretical, practical and research futuristic knowledge on lean and agile manufacturing paradigms. It provides the fundamentals of both lean and agile manufacturing paradigms in a single condensed volume, discussing the recent developments in these fields. The text is well supported by a large number of self-test questions with their answers. A unique feature of the book is the inclusion of research avenues at the end of each chapter, which enable the readers to carry out researches on these paradigms.
This book is intended for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of industrial, manufacturing, production and mechanical engineering.